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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 4 - 5 feet
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Other: Has showy yellow - white bracts
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Foliage Mound Height: 12 inches
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Rhubarb

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Location: Howick Hall garden, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2022-10-14
Location: Howick Hall garden, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2022-10-14
Location: Howick Hall garden, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2008-05-24
Location: Howick Hall garden, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2010-06-16

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