Rheum rhaponticum | Rhubarb, Pieplant | Various
Rheum rhaponticum belongs to the plant family POLYGONACEÆ and Genus Rheum This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Rheum rhaponticum does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Rheum rhaponticum so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Rheum rhaponticum rhubarb,pieplant is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium
Full sun is needed for Rheum rhaponticum to do its best.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 4' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
This plant is will tolerate frost and is classed as … Hardy
A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … mildly fruity and fibrous
Stalks … are the edible part(s) of the Java Plum plant
It is mildly fruity and fibrous.
Suggested spacing for this crop to ensure plants next to each other use the space optimally without losing the benefits of sunshine and water needs is 4' in one direction and 2' in the other direction.
"Unusual Vegetables: Something New for This Year's Garden", Anne Moyer Halpin, editor, Organic Gardening and Farming, Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, 1978.