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How to grow Rhubarb plant growing and care:
Moist soil, acid soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Crowns / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
Yes
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Leaves poisonous
Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Weevil
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Dead leaves
Size of the plant?
0.5-1 m, 20-40 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer
General information about the flower
White flower grow on stem in inflorescence
Pollination is done by:
Bees, butterfly +
Edible leaf stalk
Leaf stalk harvesting season:
All year
How to harvest the leaf stalk ?
Young fully grown take the leaf stalk from the ground
Information about leaf stalk:
Leaf stalk itβs the edible part the leaves big can be up to 50cm, in deltoid shape to shapeless
Uses of leaf stalk:
Alcoholic beverage, jams, cooked
Scientific name:
Rheum rhabarbarum
Categories
Blooming Seasons
Edible Parts
Culinary uses
Alcoholic beverages Cooked Jams
Flower colors
Climate
Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate Temperate Climate
Harvest Season
Autumn Harvest Spring Harvest Summer Harvest Winter harvest
Leaf color
Ornamental parts
Ornamental flower Ornamental leaves Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
Average growing plants Fast growing plants
Plant life-form
Evergreen Leaf plant Perennial plant
Plant Uses
Colored leaves Edible plants Ornamental plants
Planting Season
Autumn Planting Spring Planting Summer planting
Plants sun exposure
Full sun Plants Part shade Plants
Watering plants
Big amount of water Regularly water
Hardiness zone
Hardiness zone 3 Hardiness zone 4 Hardiness zone 5 Hardiness zone 6 Hardiness zone 7 Hardiness zone 8 Hardiness zone 9