Lactuca sativa 'Little Leprechaun'
Lettuce 'Little Leprechaun', Semi-cos lettuce 'Little Leprechaun', Romaine lettuce 'Little Leprechaun', Red-leaved romaine lettuce 'Little Leprechaun'
Lactuca Lactuca
'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
Compact, Rosette
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Flushed bronze, Dark-green, Flushed purple in Spring; Dark-green, Flushed bronze, Flushed purple in Summer; Flushed purple, Dark-green, Flushed bronze in Autumn
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
Harvest outer leaves, the inner leaves will continue to grow.
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.
Seed
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to receive detailed monthly care instructions
Lactuca sativa 'Little Leprechaun' (Lettuce 'Little Leprechaun') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks
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.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Lactuca sativa 'Little Leprechaun'
Lettuce 'Little Leprechaun', Semi-cos lettuce 'Little Leprechaun', Romaine lettuce 'Little Leprechaun', Red-leaved romaine lettuce 'Little Leprechaun'
Lactuca Lactuca
'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.
Deciduous
Compact, Rosette
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Create your free SHOOT garden and make a record of the plants in your garden.
Add your own photos, notes, get monthly email reminders on how to care for your plants, and connect with other gardeners. Get started now.
Flushed bronze, Dark-green, Flushed purple in Spring; Dark-green, Flushed bronze, Flushed purple in Summer; Flushed purple, Dark-green, Flushed bronze in Autumn
Birds , Cutworms , Lettuce root maggot , Root aphid , Root knot eelworm , Slugs , Snails
Grey mould , Lettuce downy mildew , Mosaic virus , Ring spot
Harvest outer leaves, the inner leaves will continue to grow.
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.
Seed
Create a free SHOOT account and get instant access to expert care advice for this and other plants in your garden.
You'll also receive handy monthly email reminders of what needs doing. Create your free account.
Lactuca sativa 'Little Leprechaun' (Lettuce 'Little Leprechaun') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks
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.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
In order to add a note on this plant, please add this plant to your plant lists.
This plant likes... | Garden match | |
Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
To add ? to your lists,
login to your account or subscribe.
Find out more about plant lists here
or Login
To add notes for this plant login to your account or register for a new account.
Sign up for freeor Login
To add images for this plant login to your account or register for a new account.
Sign up for freeor Login
To check if this plant is suitable for your garden first login to your account or subscribe.
or Login