False Rhubarb

False Rhubarb Care

Rheum Rhaponticum

What is the plant

R. rhaponticum is robust, clump-forming, deciduous perennial with large, triangular to heart-shaped, lobed, dark green leaves and spike-like panicles of tiny, star-shaped, greenish-white flowers in late spring and early summer.

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Humidity

High

Lighting

Part Sun

Hardiness zone

3 - 7

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold Period

Toxicity

Poisonous

How to Care for the Plant

Water
It prefers moist soil.
Pruning
Deadhead faded flower spikes.
Fertilizer
Between November and March, spread a layer of compost at the base of your rhubarb to help it grow.

Disease diagnosis

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Sunlight
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade
Soil
Suitable for: medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.
Temperature
Hardy to at least -20°c

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Additional
The leaves contain high concentrations of oxalic acid. Oxalic acid can lock up certain minerals (especially calcium) in the body, leading to nutritional deficiency. Cooking the plant will reduce the concentration of oxalic acid. Another report says that the leaves have the same concentration of oxalic acid in the stems as they do in the leaves and it is not the oxalic acid that makes them poisonous. It says that any toxic properties of the leaves is more likely to be due to the presence of glycosides. People with a tendency to rheumatism, arthritis, gout, kidney stones or hyperacidity should take especial caution if including this plant in their diet since it can aggravate their condition
Popularity
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