Rhubarb leaves are poisonous.
These hard-to-find ornamental varieties make a stunning feature
in your landscape.
Rheum palmatum 'Atrosanguineum'
8-10' tall
Zones 5-8
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Container Gardening: 5" pot
Palmate leaves open red but fade to green as they
stretch to 2-3' long. Red flowers.
Rheum palmatum tanguticum
18" tall, 20-30" wide
Zones 5-9
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Container Gardening: 3" pot
Airy mass of white-to-mauve flowers in summer.
Catmint-scented foliage to deter those deer! Prefers
dry sites.
Rheum palmatum var. tanguticum 'Red Select' 6' tall,
zones 5-8, full sun to partial shade, 5" pot
6' tall
Zones 5-8
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Container Gardening: 5" pot
Dark green, often purple-tinged leaves, red blooms.
Rheum, australe
7' tall
Zones 4-6
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Container Gardening: 3" pot
Numerous tiny white to red flowers on huge stem in
early summer. Rounded green leaves.
