Little Gem Lettuce

Scientific Name: Lactuca sativa 'Little Gem'

Also Known As

Lettuce 'Little Gem'

Plant type

annual / biennial, fruit / vegetable

size

H: 6"-8"
W: 4"-6"

planting zones

1-12

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Little Gem Lettuce plant details

Little Gem Lettuce is a broadleaf deciduous annual / biennial fruit / vegetable with green foliage. Features glossy texture. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Little Gem Lettuce

Plant type: annual / biennial fruit / vegetable
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 4 IN - 6 IN - wide, 6 IN - 8 IN - tall
Uses: container plant, culinary, easy-to-grow, edible

GROWING CONDITIONS for Little Gem Lettuce

USDA Zones: 1 - 12
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

The perfect little lettuce for small gardens & window boxes. ‘Little Gem’ has been popular with serious lettuce lovers for a long time. A butter head/romaine combo with dark green leaves that are sweet but a little nuttier in flavor than butter head lettuces, it is also crunchy like romaine lettuce. ‘Little Gem’ is a versatile lettuce that is particularly unique cut in half and drizzled with salad dressing as a one-person-serving. Good cut in quarters and used in stir-fries, as leaves on an open-face sandwich or chopped up for mixed salads. Plant 6” apart in good garden soil and harvest when around 5” across and 6-8” tall.