513.354.1482One of the first edibles in spring
Victoria Rhubarb
One of the first edibles in spring
- Large, deep green leaves with pink, red, and green veining
- Bright red stems with fresh, tart flavor and no stringiness
- An easy-to-grow perennial
- An heirloom favorite for years
- Emerges early in the spring before most other edibles
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Introduced in honor of Queen Victoria in 1837, this edible heirloom perennial is easy to grow. Its leaves are large, deep green, and leafy with pink, red, and green veining. Its large, fat, tender stems have bright red skin with a tart, apple-gooseberry flavor and absolutely zero stringiness. Depending on your soil, you may even detect a hint of lemon or grapefruit! Used in everything from jams to sauces to pie fillings, Victoria Rhubarb is one of the most adaptable garden crops you can grow. While it prefers well-drained, deep, fertile soil high in composted organic matter, it will grow whether in full sun or partial shade. It will yield years of copious harvests with little trouble and few pests. Deer will keep away, too!
- Botanical Name: Rheum rhabarbarum 'Victoria'
- Season: Spring
- Sun/Shade: Full sun to partial shade. Yields best in full sun.
- Height: 24 - 36 inches.
- Spacing: 36 inches.
- Zone: 3 - 8
- Spread: 36 - 48 inches.
- Color: Greenish-white to reddish blossoms.
- Foliage: Medium to dark green foliage with red to red-green stalks.
- Depth: Plant bareroot 1 inch below soil surface. Plant potted at the same level as the pot.
- Blooms: Mid to late Summer.
- Yield: High yields.
- Fruit: Broad green stalks with a tint of crimson are not tough or stringy.
- Soil Preference: Well-drained, deep, fertile soil, high in organic matter, PH 5.5-6.5.
- Growth Rate: Moderate to fast growth rate.
- Form: Perennial, Upright stalks, mounded clump.
- Flowers: Flower stalks can reach up to 6 feet tall with small greenish-white to red flowers.
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:
| 2019 Insects Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Lacewings, Lady Beetles & Encapsulated Earthworms | Nematodes | |
| 1A | 5/3 - 11/1 | 5/10 - 11/1 | |
| 1B - 2A | 5/10 - 11/1 | 5/10 - 11/1 | |
| 2B - 3B | 4/26 - 11/1 | 4/26 - 11/1 | |
| 4A - 6A | 4/12 - 11/1 | 4/12 - 11/1 | |
| 6B - 7A | 4/5 - 11/1 | 4/5 - 11/1 | |
| 7B - 8B | 3/8 - 11/1 | 3/8 - 11/1 | |
| 9A - 10B | 2/22 - 11/1 | 2/22 - 11/1 | |
| Last Order Date | 10/28/2019 | 10/28/2019 | |
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.
