Rheum rhabarbarum 'Victoria'
Rhubarb
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Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum 'Victoria') - Description
The best cooking rhubarb, bar none-noticeably sweeter and milder the all others. Stalks are slender and very tender, so it's quick and easy to fix for the pot. Plants are prolific; stalks green with red blush. Dust off your pie tins.
Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum 'Victoria') - Growth
Grows best with an air temperature below 80°F (27°C). Plant rhubarb in full sun or light shade.
Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum 'Victoria') - Planting
Sow seeds in containers in autumn. Provide some level of cold protection through winter. As spring approaches divide the growing plants and plant outside.
Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum 'Victoria') - Pest
Prone to root rot, rusts and blight.
Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum 'Victoria') - Interesting facts
The leaf blades are poisonous if ingested. The blades have a relatively high concentration of oxalic acid, which gives the leaves their toxicity. Interestingly enough the petioles of the leaves (otherwise known as the stalks of the leaves) do not share the high concentration of the acid and as a result are edible. These are the plant parts that are famously used in rhubarb pie.
Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum 'Victoria') - Soil and irrigation
Grows best in deep, organically enriched soil with ample water.
