| Lettuce Type: | Looseleaf |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Plant Spread: | large |
| Leaves: | Other: Grown for its edible leaves. Lime green, frilly, deeply cut 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.. 50 DTM. OP variety. |
| Pollinators: | Self Flies |
| Awards and Recognitions: | AAS (All-America Selection®): 1952 National Gold Medal |
| p1mkw | On March 31, 2010 | Plant emerged |
| p1mkw | On March 28, 2010 | Seeds sown |
| joannmorford | On June 4, 2017 | Seeds sown Lovely Lettuce Mesclun Blend |
| ricelg | On January 4, 2018 | Potted up 15 plants into 14 cups |
| ricelg | On December 19, 2017 | Maintenance performed Some seedlings looking leggy so I moved closer to the light |
| ricelg | On December 15, 2017 | Seeds germinated |
| ricelg | On December 10, 2017 | Seeds sown Planted 12 cells (indoors) |
| phish49 | On July 21, 2019 | Obtained plant Have these seeds for planting in cooler temps. |
| lovesblooms | On March 16, 2020 | Seeds sown direct (DIY seed mat) |
| dnrevel | On April 19, 2022 | Seeds sown Planted in cells in new greenhouse, on a heat mat, but may transfer to cold frame. |
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