Rhubarbe
- Ontario Grown
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$1.95
SKU: GS-9420-RHU-DT
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- Organicly grown
- Non GMO
Description
La rhubarbe est la tige charnue et comestible des espèces et hybrides de Rheum de la famille des Polygonacées, qui sont cuits et utilisés comme aliment. La plante est une plante herbacée vivace qui pousse à partir de rhizomes courts et épais.
Spécifications
- Plant Name: Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum)
- Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
- Plant Class: Ultra-Hardy Cool-Season Perennial Vegetable
- Color: Deep ruby-red to rosy-pink stalks fading to green near massive, dark green leaves
- Plant Characteristics: Large, mounding architectural habit (36–48 inches tall & wide / 90–120 cm), thick crisp stalks, deeply crinkled foliage, distinctly tart
- tangy flavor: tangy flavor
- Suitable Space: Dedicated perennial vegetable plots, garden corners, raised beds, edible landscape borders
- Season: Early Spring to Early Summer Harvest (Perennial)
- Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Start indoors late February to March (soak seeds in warm water for 2 hours before sowing); transplant outdoors May after heavy frost danger passes. Alternatively, direct sow outdoors late April to May.
- Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade (thrives in full sun; appreciates light afternoon shade in hot spells)
- Watering Needs: Moderate to High (requires rich, organic soil with steady moisture during spring stalk growth)
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