Since Antiquity, wild opium lettuce has been used as a medicinal opium substitute. The dried milk-sap or boiled leaves of this wild lettuce are mildly narcotic, traditionally serving as a home remedy for coughs.
200 opium lettuce seeds
Details: Plant description & care
Plant family:Asteraceae
Plant height approx.:80 – 200 cm
Flowering time:AugustJulySeptember
Flower colour:Yellow
Root system :Taproot
Lifecycle :AnnualBiennial
sunlight:Partially shadyfull sun
Sowing & cultivation
Indoor pre-culture (seedling stage):February
Sowing time outdoors:AprilMarch
Sowing depth:0.5 cm
Best germination temperature :10 – 15 °C
Germination time in days:7 – 14
Planting distance:60 x 40 cm
Main harvest:–
Opium lettuce is an annual or hardy biennial which can grow up to 2m high in sunny locations. Sow seeds broadcast in spring outdoors and only just cover the seed. Germination is usually quick at warm temperatures.
Other names
Botanical name:lactuca virosa
German names:giftsalatstinklattichstinksalatwilder lattich
English names:bitter lettucegreat lettucelaitue vireuseopium lettucepoisonous lettucerakutu–karyumu–sotall lettucewild lettuce
French names:laitue sauvagelaitue vireuse
Spanish names:cardo de lechecardo lechalcardo lechar bravocerrayaescobahierba lecheralactucariolechacinolecharalechariegalecherina bravalecherínlechuga asnallechuga bordelechuga bravalechuga de asnoslechuga espinosalechuga montéslechuga ponzoñosa,lechuga silvestrelechuga venenosalechuga virosalechuguetaliteirarasposaserrallónserraya
Italian names:lattuga velenosa
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