Rex lettuce
Lactuca sativa 'Rex'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Rex' lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Rex') is a vegetable for containers, food gardens, and low maintenance growing. It is typically grown as an annual. It handles cool weather and a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Rex is the standard for hydroponic growing. It grows at a rapid rate and has an erect habit.
Pairs well with America spinach, Ruby Queen beet, and Giant of Italy parsley.