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Lactuca sativa 'Frisee de Beauregard' (Lettuce 'Frisee de Beauregard')
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3 hours care
per year
per year
0.3m
Max height
Max height
0.3m
Max spread
Max spread
1-2 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Lactuca sativa 'Frisee de Beauregard'
Other names
Lettuce 'Frisee de Beauregard', Lactuca sativa 'Frisée de Beauregard', Lactuca sativa 'Ice Queen', Lettuce 'Ice Queen', Iceberg lettuce 'Frisee de Beauregard', Lactuca sativa 'Reine des Glaces'
Genus
Lactuca Lactuca
Variety or Cultivar
'Frisee de Beauregard' _ 'Frisee de Beauregard' is a hardy annual widely cultivated as a cool-season, salad leaf crop forming a compact, upright, dense rosette of edible, crisp, bright grey-green leaves with fringed leaf margins, ready for harvest approximately sixty days after sowing.
Lactuca sativa 'Frisee de Beauregard' is: Deciduous
Habit
Compact, Rosette
Foliage
Bright-green in Spring; Bright-green in Summer; Bright-green in Autumn
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Birds , Cutworms , Lettuce root maggot , Root aphid , Root knot eelworm , Slugs , Snails Birds , Cutworms , Lettuce root maggot , Root aphid , Root knot eelworm , Slugs , Snails
Grey mould , Lettuce downy mildew , Mosaic virus , Ring spot Grey mould , Lettuce downy mildew , Mosaic virus , Ring spot
General care
Pruning
Harvest outer leaves, the inner leaves will continue to grow.
Propagation
Sow from early spring to midsummer every two weeks for a succession of crops. Sow thinly in drills 1.5cm deep, 30cm apart. Thin plants to 25cm apart.
Propagation methods
Seed
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Where to grow
Lactuca sativa 'Frisee de Beauregard' (Lettuce 'Frisee de Beauregard') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Suggested uses
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks
Cultivation
Sow seed in fertile, moist, neutral soil in sun from early spring to midsummer. Avoid acid soil. Keep well watered. Harvest approximately sixty days after sowing.
Soil type
Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Well-drained
Soil pH
Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South, West
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
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Botanical name
Lactuca sativa 'Frisee de Beauregard'
Other names
Lettuce 'Frisee de Beauregard', Lactuca sativa 'Frisée de Beauregard', Lactuca sativa 'Ice Queen', Lettuce 'Ice Queen', Iceberg lettuce 'Frisee de Beauregard', Lactuca sativa 'Reine des Glaces'
Genus
Lactuca Lactuca
Variety or Cultivar
'Frisee de Beauregard' _ 'Frisee de Beauregard' is a hardy annual widely cultivated as a cool-season, salad leaf crop forming a compact, upright, dense rosette of edible, crisp, bright grey-green leaves with fringed leaf margins, ready for harvest approximately sixty days after sowing.
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Compact, Rosette
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Colour
Foliage
Bright-green in Spring; Bright-green in Summer; Bright-green in Autumn
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Birds , Cutworms , Lettuce root maggot , Root aphid , Root knot eelworm , Slugs , Snails
Specific diseases
Grey mould , Lettuce downy mildew , Mosaic virus , Ring spot
General care
Pruning
Harvest outer leaves, the inner leaves will continue to grow.
Propagation
Sow from early spring to midsummer every two weeks for a succession of crops. Sow thinly in drills 1.5cm deep, 30cm apart. Thin plants to 25cm apart.
Propagation methods
Seed
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Where to grow
Lactuca sativa 'Frisee de Beauregard' (Lettuce 'Frisee de Beauregard') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Suggested uses
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks
Cultivation
Sow seed in fertile, moist, neutral soil in sun from early spring to midsummer. Avoid acid soil. Keep well watered. Harvest approximately sixty days after sowing.
Soil type
Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Well-drained
Soil pH
Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South, West
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
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