Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Perennial
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Eastern Asia, India, Nepal, China
Types
-
Victoria Rhubarb
Colorado Red Rhubarb
Turkish Rhubarb
Number of Varieties
40100
0
40000
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Habitat
Wild
gardens, Grassland, Humid climates, Tropical regions, Urban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-103-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
8-5
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Hot Pink
Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
poisonous if ingested
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
constipation, Stomach pain, Swelling, Wounds
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Whole plant
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON parryi
RHEUM x hybridum
Common Name
Parry's Beardtongue
Hybrid Garden Rhubarb, Rhubarb
In Hindi
penstemon parryi
एक प्रकार का फल
In German
penstemon parryi
Rhabarber
In French
penstemon parryi
Rhubarbe
In Spanish
parryi penstemon
Ruibarbo
In Greek
penstemon parryi
Ραβέντι
In Portuguese
parryi penstemon
Ruibarbo
In Polish
penstemon parryi
Rabarbar
In Latin
Persicaria californicum
RHEUM
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Lamiales
Caryophyllales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Polygonaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Rheum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
160
1
27800
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