Parris Island Cos Lettuce is an edible cold-season leafy annual herb that forms an upright rosette of lightly ruffled spoon-shaped foliage that have dark gray-green outer leaves and a pale green to cream heart. The crunchy sweet leaves have a higher nutrition than iceberg. Grows best in partial sun and fertile well-drained soils. Parris Island Cos has improved heat resistance and tip burn, and is tolerant to Mosaic virus.
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0.5' - 1' |
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0.5’ - 1' |
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Spacing: |
1' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 8 |
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N/A |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. No serious pests or diseases. Dry soil can trigger bolting. Potential disease problems include downy mildew, powdery mildew, shot hole, bottom rot, septoria leaf spot, Botrytis and wilt. Potential insect pests include aphids, snails, slugs, leafminers and whiteflies. Mosiac virus may appear.
LANDSCAPE USES: Mass Plantings, Kitchen, Cottage Gardens, Containers, Pollinator Garden, Ground Cover, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Blueberry, Thyme, Raspberry,
IMAGES: BallSeed Inc, Parris Island Cos Lettuce, (2) el cajon yacht club, lettuce 20230115_084809
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
