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Lactuca sativa 'Merveille de Quatre Saisons' (Lettuce 'Merveille de Quatre Saisons')
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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 'Merveille de Quatre Saisons'
Other names
Lettuce 'Merveille de Quatre Saisons', Lactuca sativa 'Marvel of Four Seasons', Cos lettuce 'Merveille de Quatre Saisons'
Genus
Lactuca Lactuca
Variety or Cultivar
'Merveille de Quatre Saisons' _ 'Merveille de Quatre Saisons' is a hardy annual widely cultivated as a cool-season, salad leaf crop forming a compact, dense rosette of edible, red- to bronze-flushed, mid-green leaves ready for harvest eight weeks after sowing.
Lactuca sativa 'Merveille de Quatre Saisons' is: Deciduous
Habit
Compact, Rosette
Foliage
Green, Flushed red, Flushed bronze in All seasons
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 succession from mid-winter to early summer and again from late summer to mid-autumn for continuous crops. Start mid-winter and early autumn seeds 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 'Merveille de Quatre Saisons' (Lettuce 'Merveille de Quatre Saisons') 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
Plant in fertile, moist, neutral soil in sun. Avoid acid soil. Keep well watered. Harvest eight 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 'Merveille de Quatre Saisons'
Other names
Lettuce 'Merveille de Quatre Saisons', Lactuca sativa 'Marvel of Four Seasons', Cos lettuce 'Merveille de Quatre Saisons'
Genus
Lactuca Lactuca
Variety or Cultivar
'Merveille de Quatre Saisons' _ 'Merveille de Quatre Saisons' is a hardy annual widely cultivated as a cool-season, salad leaf crop forming a compact, dense rosette of edible, red- to bronze-flushed, mid-green leaves ready for harvest eight weeks after sowing.
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Compact, Rosette
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Colour
Foliage
Green, Flushed red, Flushed bronze in All seasons
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 succession from mid-winter to early summer and again from late summer to mid-autumn for continuous crops. Start mid-winter and early autumn seeds 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 'Merveille de Quatre Saisons' (Lettuce 'Merveille de Quatre Saisons') 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
Plant in fertile, moist, neutral soil in sun. Avoid acid soil. Keep well watered. Harvest eight 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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