Volcana lettuce
Lactuca sativa 'Volcana'
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
'Volcana' lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Volcana') is a vegetable for container growing and the food garden. It is typically grown as an annual. It grows well in cool weather and can ride out a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows fast and has an erect habit, and it is low maintenance. Plants reach maturity in 52 days.
Pairs well with America spinach, Fernleaf dill, and Persian basil.