RHUBARB SYDNEY CRIMSON

Rheum rhabarbarum

A nutritious perennial herb with stout edible stems in a brilliant ruby red which can be stewed for desserts. Leaves toxic.

• Growing Tip: Prefers a permanent bed of deep, friable well-drained soil. Keep well watered and mulched. Harvest outer stalks when they snap cleanly.
• Position: Full sun
• Height / Spacing: 80-100cm
• Lifespan: Perennial
• Planting Time: Spring, Summer (Sept-Dec)
• Harvest: Good stalk yields occur in the second year.
• Range: Thumbs Up 100mm pots