Exceptional Heat Tolerance!
Hardy Tardy™ Rhubarb
Exceptional Heat Tolerance!
- Thick, red stalks with no stringy texture
- Delightful tart taste
- Plants are compact and bolt resistant
- Grows in both Northern and Southern climates
- Botanical Name: Rheum rhabarbarum 'Colorado Red'
- Season: Spring
- Sun/Shade: Full Sun, Partial Shade
- Height: 24-30 inches
- Spacing: 24 - 36 inches
- Zone: 3-8
- Spread: 24-30 inches
- Foliage: Green leaves atop greenish-red stalks.
- Depth: Plant divisions 3 - 4 inches below the soil surface. Plant early Spring or Fall.
- Yield: Great yields.
- Fruit: Large, firm stalks, 12-15 inches. Good texture with very little fiber - non-stringy. Red color inside and out. Lemony-tart flavor.
- Soil Preference: Loamy Soil
- Form: Vegetable, Rhubarb
- Pollinator: Self-pollinating
- Size: Bareroot
Orders for in-stock seeds and hardgoods are typically shipped within 5 business days.
Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country during the shipping timeframes outlined below:
Spring 2021 Shipping Schedule | ||||
Zones | Sweet Potatoes | Bareroot Roses | Tomatoes & Peppers | Potatoes |
1A-4A | 5/17/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/12/21 - 5/28/21 | 5/24/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/29/21 - 6/11/21 |
4B | 5/17/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/12/21 - 5/28/21 | 5/24/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/29/21 - 6/11/21 |
5A | 5/10/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/29/21 - 5/28/21 | 5/17/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/15/21 - 6/11/21 |
5B | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/15/21 - 5/28/21 | 5/17/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/15/21 - 6/11/21 |
6A | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/1/21 - 5/28/21 | 5/10/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/15/21 - 6/11/21 |
6B | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/1/21 - 5/28/21 | 5/10/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/1/21 - 6/11/21 |
7A | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/22/21 - 5/28/21 | 4/19/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/25/21 - 6/11/21 |
7B | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/22/21 - 5/28/21 | 4/19/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/22/21 - 6/11/21 |
8A | 4/19/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/15/21 - 5/28/21 | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/18/21 - 6/11/21 |
8B | 4/19/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/15/21 - 5/28/21 | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/15/21 - 6/11/21 |
9A & B | 4/19/21 - 6/4/21 | 1/18/21 - 5/28/21 | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/8/21 - 6/11/21 |
10A & B | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 | 1/18/21 - 5/28/21 | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/8/21 - 6/11/21 |
Last Order Date | 5/31/2021 | 5/24/2021 | 5/31/2021 | 6/7/2021 |
Spring 2021 Shipping Schedule | ||||
Zones | Tender Annuals | Onion Plants | All other Perennials & Potted Plants | Dormant Trees & Hedges |
1A-4A | 5/7/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 5/7/21 | 5/3/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 |
4B | 5/7/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/29/21 - 5/7/21 | 5/3/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 |
5A | 5/7/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/22/21 - 5/7/21 | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 |
5B | 5/3/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/22/21 - 5/7/21 | 3/29/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 |
6A | 4/29/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/1/21 - 5/7/21 | 3/15/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 |
6B | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/22/21 - 5/7/21 | 3/1/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 |
7A | 4/15/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/15/21 - 5/7/21 | 2/25/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 |
7B | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/8/21 - 5/7/21 | 2/22/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 |
8A | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 | 1/25/21 - 5/7/21 | 2/18/21 - 5/14/21 | 4/5/21 - 5/28/21 |
8B | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 | 1/25/21 - 5/7/21 | 2/15/21 - 5/14/21 | 4/5/21 - 5/28/21 |
9A & B | 3/29/21 - 6/4/21 | 1/4/21 - 5/7/21 | 2/8/21 - 5/14/21 | 4/5/21 - 5/28/21 |
10A & B | 3/29/21 - 6/4/21 | 1/4/21 - 5/7/21 | 2/8/21 - 5/14/21 | 4/5/21 - 5/28/21 |
Last Order Date | 5/31/2021 | 5/3/2021 | 1A-7B: 5/31/2021 8A-10B: 5/10/2021 |
1A-7B: 5/31/2021 8A-10B: 5/24/2021 |
Spring 2021 Shipping Schedule | |||
Zones | Nematodes | ||
1A | 5/10/21 - 10/29/21 | ||
1B - 2A | 5/10/21 - 10/29/21 | ||
2B - 3B | 4/26/21 - 10/29/21 | ||
4A - 6A | 4/12/21 - 10/29/21 | ||
6B - 7A | 4/5/21 - 10/29/21 | ||
7B - 8B | 3/8/21 - 10/29/21 | ||
9A - 10B | 2/22/21 -10/29/21 | ||
Last Order Date | 10/25/2021 |
The type of product you order or the weather in our area or yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule.
Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until fully dormant for optimum stress protection.
In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your order--via the U.S. Postal Service or United Parcel Service. Large orders may be shipped in more than one package.
Please note that we cannot ship outside of the continental United States.