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Rhubarb
'Victoria'
with mini burlap root ball
Rheum cultorum
$9.99 Is
rhubarb a vegetable? A fruit? Or an ornamental plant? Scientific
name: Rheum cultorum Hardiness
zone: 3-8 Mature
Size: 2-4 feet
wide, and 2-3 feet high. Exposure:
Full sun. Days
to harvest: Harvest
only one or two stalks the first year. Take a small harvest the second year. Harvest
as needed the third year. Description:
Victoria rhubarb is a big, leafy plant. It is grown for
it's tart edible stalks, but also makes a great ornamental plant. The stalks are
pink at the bottoms and green towards the tops. The leaves themselves are not
edible. They contain toxic oxalic acid crystals. Rhubarb is a perennial and requires
a dormancy period so it does well in climates with cool or cold winters. Planting:
Simply put your little rhubarb plant in loosened soil. Keep
moist, but well drained. Remove flower stalks when they appear so that the plant
will direct its energy towards growing big, juicy stalks. For ornamental purposes,
let the flower stalks grow and watch your rhubarb plant turn into an impressive
garden wonder! Eating:
***Rhubarb
Pie*** Ingredients:
4 cups chopped rhubarb
1 1/3 cups white sugar
6 tablespoons all-purpose
flour.
1 tablespoon butter
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust
pie Directions:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
Combine sugar and flour. Sprinkle
1/4 of it over pastry in pie plate. Heap rhubarb over this mixture. Sprinkle with
remaining sugar and flour. Dot with small pieces of butter. Cover with top crust.
Place pie on lowest rack in oven. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature
to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking for 40 to 45 minutes. Serve
warm or cold. Yummy! What
you will receive when you place an order for a Rhubarb 'Victoria' plant:
One Rhubarb 'Victoria' plant with roots wrapped in burlap. Plants were started
from seeds in 2008. Seeds were obtained from our parent stock of 'Victoria' rhubarb
plants. Overall height of plant and root ball is roughly 6 to 8 inches. All our
plants are organically grown. Receive FREE 2009
rhubarb seeds harvested from our parent rhubarb plants with your order! Have
fun with these hardy and fascinating plants! We love them!
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