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Rhubarb Victoria Seeds

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Cultivate Classic Flavours with "Rhubarb Victoria Seeds" — Towering Stalks of Tangy Delight! 🌿🍰

Introduce the timeless taste of Rhubarb Victoria to your garden, a robust variety known for its striking reddish-green stalks that reach impressive heights and offer a tart flavor perfect for culinary creations. Ideal for gardeners looking to grow a perennial that doubles as both a visual spectacle and a kitchen staple.

Key Features:

  • Vibrant Stalks: Produces large, reddish-green stalks that can grow up to 150-200 cm, perfect for pies, jams, and desserts.
  • Long Growing Season: Though it requires patience, the reward of harvesting your own rhubarb after about 240 days is unparalleled.
  • Generous Seed Quantities: Available in various packet sizes, allowing you to cultivate as much rhubarb as your garden space allows.

A Gardener's Delight

Rhubarb Victoria is not only rewarding to grow but also adds a lush, leafy green presence to your garden:

  • Easy to Grow: Thrives in full sun and is simple to sow with seeds needing only a 1 cm depth, making them suitable for most garden soils.
  • Large Spacing: With a planting distance of 50 x 50 cm, each plant has ample space to reach its full potential, ensuring healthy growth and abundant harvests.
  • Cool Weather Friendly: Prefers a temperature range of 15 - 25°C, making it suitable for cooler climates or shaded summer gardens.

Culinary Uses

Rhubarb Victoria is revered not just for its ornamental qualities but for its culinary versatility:

  • Cooking Essentials: Remember, only the stalks are edible, and they offer a tart flavor that is perfect for balancing sweet desserts like pies and crumbles.
  • Nutritional Value: A source of fibre, vitamin C, and calcium, rhubarb can be a healthful addition to your diet when used in various recipes.

Why Grow Rhubarb Victoria?

This variety is particularly cherished by those who appreciate the nostalgia of home-cooked treats and the satisfaction of growing something truly unique in their garden. It's a conversation starter and a perennial source of pride and produce.

Start Your Rhubarb Journey Today!

Embrace the challenge and joy of growing Rhubarb Victoria. Plant your seeds this spring or summer and look forward to harvesting your very own rhubarb stalks, ready to be transformed into delicious, home-made treats!

Plant Information

Plant Type: Vegetable

Scientific Name: Rheum rhabarbarum

Growing Information

General Sowing Time: Spring/Summer

Position: Sun

Sow Depth: 1 cm

Spacing: 50 x 50 cm

Germination: 7-14 days

Days to Harvest: 240 days

Temperature: 15 - 25° C

Seed Quantity

2g raw seed: Approx 148 seeds

10g raw seed: Approx 740 seeds

100g raw seed: Approx 7 400 seeds

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