Edible stalks, variability in stock color from red to green, early crop, fine flavor over long harvest period. Roots are a laxative, purgative. Leaves contain oxalic acid and should not be eaten. Easy to grow even in uncultivated grass. It is easy to grow your rhubarb from seed. Will produce a crop for 10–15 years. Also known as garden rhubarb. Tags: Color: Red, Specialty: Deer Resistant, Certification: Organic.
Native to China and Tibet. Rhubarb has been used in China for medicinal purposes since 2700 BC. Cultivated in Europe starting in the 14th century. Rhubarb first came to the U.S. in the 1820s in Maine and Massachusetts. Delicious
rhubarb recipes.
Companions: columbines