Rhubarb plant - How to grow & care

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Rhubarb plant grow and care – rhizome leaf plant of the genus Rheum also known as Rheum rhabarbarum, Rhubarb plant perennial evergreen plant also used as ornamental plant, grows in temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 3-9.

Leaves color green the vain sometimes can be red, the shape is deltoid to shapeless, size can be more than 0.5 m.

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Rhubarb plant stalk

Stalk edible the color of the stalk can be green or red, the stalk use for sweets.

Flower color white, the flowers grow on stem in inflorescence.

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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 it’s 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	Summer flowers
Edible Parts	Edible Stem / Wood
Culinary uses	Alcoholic beverages Cooked Jams
Flower colors	White flower
Climate	Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate Temperate Climate
Harvest Season	Autumn Harvest Spring Harvest Summer Harvest Winter harvest
Leaf color	Red leaves
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