Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants, Tree
Origin
Eastern Asia, India, Nepal, China
Brazil
Types
Victoria Rhubarb
Colorado Red Rhubarb
Turkish Rhubarb
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Number of Varieties
10030
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Humid climates, Tropical regions, Urban areas
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USDA Hardiness Zone
3-7-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
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Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm1,300.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm1,200.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Indeterminate, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch, Thripes
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Shady Tree, Showy Tree
Botanical Name
RHEUM x hybridum
Cassia leptophylla
Common Name
Hybrid Garden Rhubarb, Rhubarb
gold medallion tree
In Hindi
एक प्रकार का फल
gold medallion tree
In German
Rhabarber
gold medallion tree
In French
Rhubarbe
gold medallion tree
In Spanish
Ruibarbo
árbol medallón de oro
In Greek
Ραβέντι
χρυσό δέντρο μετάλλιο
In Portuguese
Ruibarbo
árvore medalhão de ouro
In Polish
Rabarbar
Drzewo Medalion złota
In Latin
RHEUM
aureus arbore
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Fabales
Family
Polygonaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Rheum
Cassia
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
607
1
27800
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