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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bloom Size: Over 12"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Culinary Herb
Vegetable
Edible Parts: Stem
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Rhubarb

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-04-14
Location: RHS Harlow Carr kitchen garden
Date: 2017-03-09
Old fashioned forcing pots

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