How to grow Rheum palmatum 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:
1-2.5 m, 3-7.5 feet
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
Pink 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 palmatum
Categories
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Edible Parts | |
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Culinary uses | - Alcoholic beverages
- Beverage
- Cooked
- Jams
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Flower colors | |
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Climate | |
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Harvest Season | - Autumn Harvest
- Spring Harvest
- Summer Harvest
- Winter harvest
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Ornamental parts | - Ornamental flower
- Ornamental leaves
- Ornamental plant
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Plant growing speed | - Average growing plants
- Fast growing plants
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Plant life-form | - Evergreen
- Geophyte
- Leaf plant
- Perennial plant
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Plant Uses | - Edible plants
- Ornamental plants
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Planting Season | - Autumn Planting
- Spring Planting
- Summer planting
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Plants sun exposure | - Full sun Plants
- Part shade Plants
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Watering plants | - Big amount of water
- Regularly water
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Hardiness zone | - Hardiness zone 5
- Hardiness zone 6
- Hardiness zone 7
- Hardiness zone 8
- Hardiness zone 9
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