Lettuce
Lettuce ‘Reine de Mai’
Lettuce ‘Reine de Mai’: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
'Reine de Mai' is a head lettuce variety of Lactuca sativa, within the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is associated with early spring lettuces, forming a rounded head with pale foliage. Its name identifies a variety: it does not require sowing in May or harvesting on one fixed date. Conditions and the plant's development matter too.The leaves first gather in a rosette around a very short stem. Later, the inner leaves draw closer together to form the head, while the outer leaves remain more open. The head is therefore a collection of leaves, rather than a fruit. The foliage is pale to light green, sometimes with a slight pink or red tinge. Colour and size develop with the plant's stage of growth and its conditions.Its tender texture and fairly compact habit distinguish it from tall romaine lettuces with upright leaves. Heads vary from medium-sized to larger depending on the selection and…
