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rhubarb, the colour red
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17-03-2005, 12:00 AM
John Savage
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There are definately different typs of rhubarb, a whole series of green and red
varieties. I bought a "red" variety but its gone green all the time. It is
quite warm here (Sydney). Anyone willing to part with a rhizome (sp?) from a
Red in Sydney that I can plant for next year?
Snap!
Some years back I bought some red-stalked rhubarb seedlings called "Sydney
Winter Red" and planted them in the far north of the state where the
climate compared with Sydney's is both hotter (in Summer) and colder (in
Winter).
The mature plants produced stalks as green as grass, with not a skerrick
of red in any! So much for their being "Red". And the "Winter" attribute?
The plants completely disappeared in Winter, only emerging when the days
warmed up, while the various other rhubarb plants soldiered valiantly on
throughout the frosty nights. Though green in colour, their taste was
delicious.
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John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)
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