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Garden Rhubarb (Rheum × hybridum)
Garden Rhubarb (Rheum × hybridum)
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Garden Rhubarb is a hardy perennial grown from seed, so plants can vary in stalk colour and growth. Mature plants form large leaves and broad clumps.
The edible stalks are used for pies, sauces, and other cooked dishes.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 3
- Mature size
- 3 to 4 ft wideLarge leaves and broad clumps
- Crop
- Edible stalks for pies, sauces and other cooked dishesOnly the stalks are eaten, not the leaves
- Source
- Grown from seedPlants can vary in stalk colour and growth
- Site and soil
- An open, sunny spot in fertile soil that holds moistureTolerates light shade. Avoid waterlogged ground
Cold hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 3 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada