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Position

Sun exposure:
Dappled shade, full sun, partial shade
Aspect:
East facing, north facing, south facing, west facing

Soil

Acidic / Chalky / Alkaline / Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy

There is a bewildering diversity of lettuce types, with more appearing all the time. Butterheads are soft loose-hearted varieties, crispheads or icebergs are large dense and crunchy, cos types have upright crisp leaves, and loose-leaf do not make hearts but are gathered as dense leafy heads or individual leaves are picked over a long period.

Lactuca sativa 'Blush' bears dark green outer leaves edged with red, and solid crisp hearts. Plants are as small as 'Little Gem' and may be grown at close spacings in small gardens.

Grow Lactuca sativa 'Blush' in moist but well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade.

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Lactuca ‘Blush’ and wildlife

Lactuca ‘Blush’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Lactuca ‘Blush’ poisonous?

Lactuca ‘Blush’ has no toxic effects reported.

No reported toxicity to:
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Cats
Cats
Is not known to attract Dogs
Dogs
Is not known to attract Horses
Horses
Is not known to attract Livestock
Livestock
Is not known to attract People
People
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