General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Edible Parts: Stem
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Division

Victory Seed Company sells seeds of 'Victoria'.

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Common names
  • Rhubarb
  • Pieplant
  • Da Huang

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Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2022-05-04
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2022-04-13
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2022-04-13
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2024-03-30
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2022-04-13
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2022-04-13
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2022-04-05
Location: Sherwood, Oregon
Date: 2017-04-09
The first time this plant has flowered. It is seven years old
Location: IL
Date: 2010-04-15

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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Location: Illinois, US
Date: 2009-04-16
Bud to send up flower shoot.
Location: Sherwood, Oregon
Date: 2017-04-15
Location: IL
Date: 2008-05-19
1st year
Location: IL
Date: 2009-05-06
Sent up flower stalks very early every year that I cut off.
Comments:
  • Posted by molanic (IL - Zone 5b) on Feb 1, 2017 5:50 PM concerning plant:
    This is the first rhubarb variety I tried. It grew well, but sent up flower stalks very early in the season every year. I always cut them off to send more energy to the leaves, but that left mushy openings that rotted. The almost solid green stalks got very large and tough quickly. I ended up replacing it with the 'Crimson Red' variety.
Plant Events from our members
antsinmypants On November 1, 2026 Maintenance performed
Divide plant.
antsinmypants On April 4, 2023 Plant emerged
SuperHappyCamper On February 10, 2022 Obtained plant
Purchased from HD.
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