🌱
Non-native
Head Lettuce
Lactuca sativa var. capitata
— Family: Asteraceae
Height
Unknown
Sun
Full Sun to Part Shade
Water
Medium
🌡️ Growing Conditions
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Season
- Cool season
- Days to Harvest
- 55–70 days
✨ Traits
🪴 Container Friendly
🎯 Uses
Edible
Culinary
🦋 Wildlife Value
No specific wildlife value noted
🌡️ USDA Hardiness Zones
4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Temp range: -30°F to 30°F
📍 Native Range
Origin: Non-native species
This plant is not native to any US state.
Also grows in (not native):
AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY
📅 Planting Calendar
🪴 Start Indoors
Zone 6a-7a · Spring
March 1 – April 5
🔄 Transplant
Zone 6a-7a · Spring
April 1 – May 5
🔄 Transplant
Zone 6a-7a · Fall
September 15 – October 10
🪴 Start Indoors
Zone 6a-7a · Fall
August 15 – September 10
🔄 Transplant
Zone 7a-8a · Spring
March 15 – April 20
🪴 Start Indoors
Zone 7a-8a · Spring
February 15 – March 20
🪴 Start Indoors
Zone 7a-8a · Fall
September 1 – September 25
🔄 Transplant
Zone 7a-8a · Fall
October 1 – October 25
🪴 Start Indoors
Zone 8a-8b · Spring
February 1 – March 10
🔄 Transplant
Zone 8a-8b · Spring
March 1 – April 10
🪴 Start Indoors
Zone 8a-8b · Fall
September 10 – October 10
🔄 Transplant
Zone 8a-8b · Fall
October 10 – November 10
🤝 Companion Plants
✅ Good Companions (1)
Bulb Onion
· Allium cepa
⚠️ Avoid Planting Near (0)
No antagonistic plants recorded.