Miner's Lettuce
Miner's Lettuce is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Miner's Lettuce is a small, trailing plant with dainty, heart-shaped, fleshy leaves and tiny, white flowers. It is an annual plant to 25 cm high, suitable for cool season growing and very frost hardy. It prefers partial shade to heavy shade and cool, damp conditions. The leaves look attractive in salad and have a fresh flavour. It is nutritious, high in vitamins and minerals, easy to grow in the right spot and will re-grow after cutting. It can also be cooked as a spinach substitute. It germinate best at 12 - 20°C soil temperature. Sow in autumn to early winter in temperate areas; late autumn to winter in subtropical areas; it is unlikely to do well in tropical areas. The soil should be fertile, well drained, with a pH range 6 - 7. Days to harvest: 42; in the right conditions will self-sow the following year.
Product: Miner's Lettuce
Product type: SEED (75)
Botanical name: Claytonia perfoliata
Syn.: syn. Winter Purslane
Syn. Winter Purslane is a small, trailing plant with dainty, heart-shaped, fleshy leaves and tiny, white flowers. It prefers cool, damp conditions. The leaves look attractive in salad and have a fresh flavour. It is nutritious, high in vitamins and minerals, easy to grow in the right spot and will re-grow after cutting. It can also be cooked as a spinach substitute.
Plant type: Annual cool season crop; very frost hardy
Plant height: 25 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 12 - 20°C
Temperate: Autumn to early winter
Subtropical: Late autumn to winter
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: 7 - 14 days
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Partial shade to heavy shade
Sow where: Sow directly where it is to grow
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, pH 6 - 7
Rows: 30 cm apart
Details: Keep soil moist and plants mulched, protect from snails and slugs
Harvest: 42 days; in the right conditions will self-sow the following year
75 seeds per packet
Claytonia perfoliata
syn. Winter Purslane
Annual cool season crop; very frost hardy
Miner's Lettuce
Miner's Lettuce is a small, trailing plant with dainty, heart-shaped, fleshy leaves and tiny, white flowers. It is an annual plant to 25 cm high, suitable for cool season growing and very frost hardy. It prefers partial shade to heavy shade and cool, damp conditions. The leaves look attractive in salad and have a fresh flavour. It is nutritious, high in vitamins and minerals, easy to grow in the right spot and will re-grow after cutting. It can also be cooked as a spinach substitute. It germinate best at 12 - 20°C soil temperature. Sow in autumn to early winter in temperate areas; late autumn to winter in subtropical areas; it is unlikely to do well in tropical areas. The soil should be fertile, well drained, with a pH range 6 - 7. Days to harvest: 42; in the right conditions will self-sow the following year.