Salanova® Red Gem lettuce
Lactuca sativa 'Salanova® Red Gem'
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
- Bloom color
- Red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Salanova Red Gem' lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Salanova Red Gem') is a vegetable for containers and food gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. Cool weather suits it, and it can take a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It is low maintenance and grows at a rapid rate. Plants reach maturity in 58 days.
Pairs well with Early Wonder Tall Top beet, Giant of Italy parsley, and Fernleaf dill.