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Welcome to our plant search tool. This database contains many of the thousands of plants that we carry. There are some notable exceptions. Hundreds of new perennials come out every year and Make It Green has been a leader in making them available to you. Eventually the recent introductions will make it to our plant search tool but every year there will be a lag between our in-store plant selection and this search tool. Unfortunately this search tool can't cover everything that we will carry this year. We also carry over 100 varieties of rare and unusual evergreens and over 100 varieties of hard-to-find shrubs many of which are not in the plant search. Click on the Plant List button for a list of nearly all the woody plants (trees, shrubs and evergreens) that we have ordered or already have in stock for this coming year.
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Plant Height: 3 feet
Flower Height: 4 feet
Spread: 4 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 2b
Description:
Long thick dark red leaf stems have a sweet and juicy flavor with very tender skin and flesh texture without the stringiness like most other rhubarb; harvest throughout summer; only stems are edible, other plant parts are poisonous
Edible Qualities
Victoria Rhubarb is a perennial that is commonly grown for its edible qualities, although it does have ornamental merits as well. The large cherry red stalks are typically harvested when mature. The stalks have a sweet taste and a crisp texture.
The stalks are most often used in the following ways:
- Fresh Eating
- Cooking
- Baking
- Preserves
- Canning
- Sauces
Features & Attributes
Victoria Rhubarb features bold spikes of white flowers rising above the foliage from early to mid summer. Its enormous crinkled heart-shaped leaves remain green in colour throughout the season. The cherry red stems are very colorful and add to the overall interest of the plant.
This is an herbaceous perennial with a rigidly upright and towering form. Its wonderfully bold, coarse texture can be very effective in a balanced garden composition. This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and can be pruned at anytime. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Aside from its primary use as an edible, Victoria Rhubarb is sutiable for the following landscape applications;
- Vertical Accent
- Mass Planting
- General Garden Use
- Orchard/Edible Landscaping
Planting & Growing
Victoria Rhubarb will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity extending to 4 feet tall with the flowers, with a spread of 4 feet. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant is quite ornamental as well as edible, and is as much at home in a landscape or flower garden as it is in a designated edibles garden. It does best in full sun to partial shade. It is quite adaptable, prefering to grow in average to wet conditions, and will even tolerate some standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
* This is a "special order" plant - contact store for details
