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Lactuca sativa 'Little Leprechaun' (Lettuce 'Little Leprechaun')
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3 hours care
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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 'Little Leprechaun'
Other names
Lettuce 'Little Leprechaun', Semi-cos lettuce 'Little Leprechaun', Romaine lettuce 'Little Leprechaun', Red-leaved romaine lettuce 'Little Leprechaun'
Genus
Lactuca Lactuca
Variety or Cultivar
'Little Leprechaun' _ 'Little Leprechaun' is a hardy annual widely cultivated as a cool-season, salad leaf crop forming a compact, upright, dense rosette of edible, maroon- to bronze-flushed, dark green leaves ready for harvest ten to fourteen weeks after sowing.
Lactuca sativa 'Little Leprechaun' is: Deciduous
Habit
Compact, Rosette
Awards
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Foliage
Dark-green, Flushed purple, Flushed bronze in Spring; Flushed purple, Dark-green, Flushed bronze in Summer; Flushed bronze, Flushed purple, Dark-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 in spring for a summer harvest and in late summer for a spring harvest. Can be started under glass. Sow thinly in drills 13mm deep, 30cm apart. Thin plants to 10cm apart.
Propagation methods
Seed
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Where to grow
Lactuca sativa 'Little Leprechaun' (Lettuce 'Little Leprechaun') 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 ten to fourteen weeks from 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 'Little Leprechaun'
Other names
Lettuce 'Little Leprechaun', Semi-cos lettuce 'Little Leprechaun', Romaine lettuce 'Little Leprechaun', Red-leaved romaine lettuce 'Little Leprechaun'
Genus
Lactuca Lactuca
Variety or Cultivar
'Little Leprechaun' _ 'Little Leprechaun' is a hardy annual widely cultivated as a cool-season, salad leaf crop forming a compact, upright, dense rosette of edible, maroon- to bronze-flushed, dark green leaves ready for harvest ten to fourteen weeks after sowing.
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Compact, Rosette
Awards
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Colour
Foliage
Dark-green, Flushed purple, Flushed bronze in Spring; Flushed purple, Dark-green, Flushed bronze in Summer; Flushed bronze, Flushed purple, Dark-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 in spring for a summer harvest and in late summer for a spring harvest. Can be started under glass. Sow thinly in drills 13mm deep, 30cm apart. Thin plants to 10cm apart.
Propagation methods
Seed
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Where to grow
Lactuca sativa 'Little Leprechaun' (Lettuce 'Little Leprechaun') 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 ten to fourteen weeks from 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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