Rhubarb, Victoria 1/4 oz

Victoria Rhubarb

approximately 500-600 seeds per 1/4 oz.

Victoria is among the most widely-grown of all Rhubarb varieties. It can be harvested after just one year, and it is the sweetest and juiciest of all rhubarb! Rhubarb pies, rhubarb soup, rhubarb wine and more.

This plant reaches 2 to 3 feet high and 3 feet wide, with 24-inch stalks. These round, smoothly ribbed stalks range from pure green to speckled pink near the base, green at the top, with the occasional bright red stalk for variety. The redness of the stalk has nothing to do with the sweetness of the fruit -- Victoria is the unquestioned sweetest variety, yet has greener stalks than many others.

Victoria can be harvested the first year after planting from plants, but usually must wait two years when planting from seed. Space the plants about 3 feet apart in the garden, and if you're growing it in the South, be sure to give it a bit of shade and plenty of moisture. Shielding from the hot afternoon sun helps immensely. You will find Victoria very robust and long-lived, the tried-and-true favorite among gardeners and rhubarb lovers!

Singling out redder plants over the years of dividing will result in more red for those looking for redder wines.