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trefle.io · Taken Jul 29, 2012 by Tela Botanica − Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Asteraceae
Garden lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Also known as Common lettuce, Leaf lettuce, Cultivated lettuce, Lactuca sativa var. romana
Zones 3–10Sun Partial SunWater HighCare Moderate
Edibles & Herbs · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Lettuce · Edible · Cool Season · Vegetable · Salad Green · Fast Growing · Kitchen Garden · Annual · Leafy Green · Food Crop
Pet-safeCulinaryMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 3 nurseriesStock updated 9/10/2026
Garden lettuce is a fast-growing cool-season annual best planted in spring or autumn when temperatures stay between 45–75°F (7–24°C). Keep the soil evenly moist and provide at least 4–6 hours of sunlight daily for full, tender leaves. Harvest outer leaves regularly to extend the productive season and prevent early bolting.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is evenly moist, allowing the top inch to dry slightly between waterings · Every 3-5 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -40°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Burkina, California, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central European Rus, Chad
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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