Sunday, February 28, 2010

Rheum rhabarbarum

Rhubarb 'Victorian Red'

Hardiness:
to -40 degrees
Sun: full sun
Soil: rich, well-drained, worked to 18" - 30"
Water: average
Height: 20"
Spacing: 24" - 36"
Harvest time: early summer, for 8 weeks
Blooms: N/A, when seed heads begin to form, pull them off of the plant
Foliage: DO NOT EAT LEAVES AS THEY ARE POISONOUS
Propagation: division; seed does not come true
Additional notes:
Do not harvest stalks the first year; harvest a only little in the second year.
Plant will die back in the fall. Remove yellowing leaves.
Will start to grow again in the spring.

1 comment:

Rock rose said...

I would love rhubarb to be a success in my garden. Alas, it must be grown as an annual here. I tried and got a few stalks but it was a lot of effort to grow from seed. Now I just buy frozen.
If you grow it, lucky you!