Rheum alexandrae SDR6031
Polygonaceae
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Habitat:
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wet places, pool sides
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Flowering:
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summer
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Size:
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60
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150
(w x h cm) |
Soil:
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rich, with plenty of humus
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Rheum alexandrae
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Price
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£9.00
(2 litre pot)
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Order code:
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R46-2
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The rhubarbs include some small alpine species, and some dramatic giants. They all provide unusual and interesting structure, often with good autumn colour.
Rheum alexandrae SDR6031 is a fine, large plant, growing in really wet places, in this case between large rocks. It has tall flowering stems, completely covered with overlapping huge, triangular, creamy bracts.
Other related plants:
Large rhubarb with tall stem, covered with pale yellow, hand-sized bracts.
Deeply cut, red-purple new leaves and large cerise flowers in summer.
A dwarf rhubarb with loosely branched stems of flowers.