Truchas lettuce
Lactuca sativa 'Truchas'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 8 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Truchas' lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Truchas') is a vegetable for containers, food gardens, and low maintenance planting. 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 grows fast, stays about 8 inches tall, and reaches maturity in 47 days.
Pairs well with Bloomsdale spinach, Bright Lights Swiss chard, and Fernleaf dill.