Rhubarb - Canada Red – Calgary Plants
DESCRIPTION: Long thick dark red leaf stems have a sweet and juicy flavor with very tender skin and flesh texture without a stringyness like most other rhubarb; harvest throughout summer; only stems are edible, other plant parts are poisonous BOTANICAL NAME: Rheum x 'Canada Red'AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 120 cmAVERAGE MATU
DESCRIPTION: Long thick dark red leaf stems have a sweet and juicy flavor with very tender skin and flesh texture without a stringyness like most other rhubarb; harvest throughout summer; only stems are edible, other plant parts are poisonous
BOTANICAL NAME: Rheum x 'Canada Red'AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 120 cmAVERAGE MATURE SPREAD: 120 cmSUN EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shadeFLOWER COLOUR: N/AFLOWERING TIME: N/AFOLIAGE COLOUR: Large green leaves with striking red stemsCOLD HARDINESS: Zone 3 ( Should survive up to -39.9° Celsius )WATER NEEDS: AverageOTHER FEATURES: Border, Cut Flower, Deer Resistant, Edible stems when cooked
Edible Qualities
Canada Red Rhubarb is a perennial that is typically grown for its edible qualities, although it does have ornamental merits as well. The large cherry red stalks are typically harvested when mature. The stalks have a sweet taste and a crisp texture.
The stalks are most often used in the following ways:
Cooking
Baking
Preserves
Canning
Sauces
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