Rhubarb Heritage Ruby Red - 1.9L

Rhubarb ‘Heritage Ruby Red’ is a popular rhubarb variety known for its deep red stalks and rich flavour. It is widely grown in home gardens and is excellent for cooking and baking.

🌱 Key Features

• Stalk colour: Deep ruby red

• Flavour: Tart with a strong rhubarb flavour

• Uses: Perfect for

  • Rhubarb pies

  • Crumbles

  • Jams

  • Compotes

• Productivity: High-yielding variety

🌿 Plant Characteristics

• Height: About 60–90 cm

• Width: About 60–90 cm

• Type: Perennial vegetable (can produce for many years)

• Climate: Prefers cool climates and grows very well in places like New Zealand.

☀️ Growing Conditions

• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil:

  • Well-drained

  • Rich in organic matter

  • Fertile soil works best

• Watering: Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged.

🌾 Care and Maintenance

• Add compost or organic fertiliser each year to maintain healthy growth.

• Applying mulch helps retain moisture and improves soil structure.

• Do not eat the leaves, as they contain oxalic acid and are toxic.

✂️ Harvesting

• Best harvested from the second year after planting.

• Harvest by gently twisting and pulling the stalks, rather than cutting them.

🍰 Fun Fact

Although rhubarb is commonly used like a fruit in desserts, it is technically a vegetable.