Start growing
Extremely hardy. Needs a cold winter dormant period. Don't harvest the first year.
GROW SOMETHING WONDERFUL
Rhubarb Seeds In A Cup® Grow Kit
Rheum rhabarbarum
From the first seed to the next new leaf. Explore your plant’s growing conditions, seasonal rhythm, and everyday care.
THE PLANT NOTEBOOK
Rhubarb care, from seed onward.
- Botanical name
- Rheum rhabarbarum
- Common names
- Pie Plant
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Rheum
- Species
- R. rhabarbarum
Growing with your kit
Start your rhubarb crown in a Seeds In A Cup® planter to establish a strong root network before moving to a permanent garden spot.
Propagation
By crown division or seeds.
Seasonal growth & harvest
Harvest stalks in spring; dies back in winter.
Growing conditions
Cold climate highlands with rich, acidic soil.
Weather & tolerances
Extreme cold tolerance; low heat tolerance above 85°F.
Pests & plant health
Rhubarb curculio (snout beetle).
Plant safety
Stalks are safe. Leaves contain high oxalic acid and are toxic to humans and pets.
Botanical features
A perennial herbaceous plant with large leaves and thick red/green fleshy stalks.
Varieties
‘Victoria’, ‘Valentine’, ‘Crimson Red’.
Garden & everyday uses
Tangy culinary vegetable used like a fruit in pies and crumbles
Native range & distribution
Native to Central Asia and Siberia.
Conservation
Least concern.
Name origins
Latin ‘rha barbarum’ (Rha is the Volga river; Barbarum meaning foreign).
History
Used as a powerful medicine in China for 5,000 years before becoming a dessert staple in Europe.
TURN KNOWING INTO GROWING
Your next beginning, in a cup.
Seeds In A Cup® grow kits matched to rhubarb.
Perennial Vegetables
Rhubarb Seed Starter Grow Kit
USD 14.99
100 in stock
Rheum rhabarbarum
7-21 daysView kit →
THE GROWING CONVERSATION
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