General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 4 - 6 feet
Plant Spread: 4 - 6 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Wind

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Common names
  • Ornamental Rhubarb
  • Rhubarb
Also sold as:
  • Atropurpureum

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Location: Bide A Wee cottage garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2010-04-17
Location: Bide A Wee cottage garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2013-05-04
Location: Bide A Wee cottage garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2013-05-04
Location: Bide A Wee cottage garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2013-05-22
Location: Bide A Wee cottage garden, near Morpeth, Northumberland
Date: 2010-04-17
Location: Bide A Wee cottage garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2013-05-04

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