General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Other: Grown for its edible leaves
Uses: Vegetable
Salad greens
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Needs specific temperature: 40F to 75F. Fastest from 60F to 70F.
Days to germinate: 2-15
Depth to plant seed: 1/8 inch deep
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Lettuce almost never cross-pollinates. It has perfect flowers and usually self-pollinates before opening.
Pollinators: Self
Flies

Common names
  • Lettuce

Comments:
  • Posted by RickCorey (Everett WA 98204 - Zone 8a) on Nov 8, 2015 6:07 PM concerning plant:
    Dark green romaine with creamy center. Savoyed leaves form a whorl.
    Dense heads of mini size or medium size. "Great flavor."
    Resists downy mildew races 1-16, 19, 21, 23. MT0-30.

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