Data specific to Lettuces (Edit)
Lettuce Type: Looseleaf

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Slow to bolt, very adaptable to most climates and seasons. Cut and come again baby leaves or cut whole plant.
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. 49 DTM. French OP variety.
Pollinators: Self
Flies

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Common names
  • Red Oakleaf Lettuce
  • Lettuce

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr kitchen garden
Date: 2018-06-11
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-05-29
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-05-29
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Courtesy Annie's Heirloom Seeds
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