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| Polygonaceae: Rheum x cultorum, or R. rhaponticum or R. x hybridum or R. rhabarbarum
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| German Wine Rhubarb, 2013 |
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| Ornamental Rhubarb, 2013 |
Canada Red
2022
May 6: Visible.
13: The stalks are red and green.
German Wine
2022
May 6: Visible.
June 11: I chopped off many forming flower heads.
13: The stalks are entirely green.
Ornamental Rhubarb
2021
May 6: Nothing in sight.
Other Years
Canada Red
2021
May 22: Up but short. I broke off some flower buds yesterday.
June 30: Looks fairly good. Still has 2 or 3 flowers.
2020
May 3: Up.
August 11: A few stalks are still upright.
2019
Bought a plant of this and set it out.
It did fine.
I want to compare it with the German Wine variety.
German Wine
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| German Wine Rhubarb, 2010 |
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| German Wine Rhubarb, 2011 |
2021
May 22: Up but not very tall yet.
The divisions are still in pots outdoors. They haven't sprouted but they haven't had any water.
June 30: Looks good. Stalks are a deep red.
2020
May 3: Up.
12: Divided it as it had split into two separate clumps.
I got 2 large divisions and 3 small ones, and I don't know what I'll do with them.
August 11: Almost died down.
2019
December 15: Did fine.
2018
Doing fine.
I have been enjoying a few stalks pulled from it now and then.
July 31: Many stalks are dying back.
2013
June 24: Large plant, has been growing well.
I have removed 2 or 3 flower buds but I have let 2 open and I find it rather attractive.
September 15: It grew well but largely died back in August.
I harvested only some of the stalks.
2012
May 8: I ate a stalk. It was incredibly sweet!
September 19: Did well until mid-August, when it died back because of the lack of rain.
2011
May 22: Up and doing well with about 4 large stalks and one weak one.
There was also one whose leaf had died; I ate it and it was good.
June 5:Doing very well.
2010
May 30: I bought a plant at Rona and planted it.
The variety is German Wine,
and its label says its stalks are green and the sweetest of any rhubarb.
July 12: Doing fine.
Ornamental Rhubarb
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| Ornamental Rhubarb, 2011 |
2021
May 22: Up but small.
June 30: One short healthy stalk. One nearly dead stalk.
December 31: It did poorly in this very dry summer.
2020
Up. One deep red crinkled leaf.
August 11: Almost died down.
2019
December 15: Appeared late but then did fine.
2014
June 20: Doing fine but it showed signs of needing more water during its growth.
July 31: Many stalks are dying back.
2013
June 24: Large plant, has been growing well.
It has one flower in an attractive red colour.
September 15: It grew well and didn't die down as much as last year.
2012
May 8: 2 medium leaves and 2 larger ones coming.
September 19: Did well in June but soon died back because of the lack c rain.
2011
May 26: I bought a plant at St. Marys Nursery, $19.99.
28: I set it out.
June 5:Its leaves have been damaged by wind and apparently by too much sun.
I expect it to recover.
Variety Unknown
1995
May 10: Visible.
1994
April 20: Visible.
1993
September 4: The rhubarb is huge.
