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Red Leaf Lettuce

Lettuce

Amaranthus tricolor

Overview
Red Leaf Lettuce is a visually striking heirloom variety with deeply ruffled, burgundy-tinged leaves that add color and texture to salads and plates. Reaching maturity in approximately 50 days, this loose-leaf variety forms open rosettes rather than tight heads, allowing for cut-and-come-again harvesting. Its tender leaves deliver a mild, sweet flavor with no bitterness, making it ideal for fresh eating and culinary applications where delicate texture matters. The distinctive red coloring intensifies in cool weather, and the frilly leaf margins provide appealing visual contrast in mixed greens preparations.
Planting
Direct sow seeds 1/4 inch deep in early spring or late summer. Succession plant every 2-3 weeks for continuous harvest.
Growing
Sun: partial. Water: high. Soil pH: 6–7. Space plants 6" apart. Germination: 7-10.
Pests & diseases
Common pests: Aphids, slugs, flea beetles, cutworms. Common diseases: Downy mildew, bottom rot, tipburn, lettuce mosaic virus.