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RHEUM palmatum

Additional Plant Details

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    Medicinal Properties - used in treating appetite loss and as a laxative.

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    Pests & Diseases - slugs, crown rot

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    Place of Origin - northwestern China, northeastern Tibet.

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    Flower Shape: Star-shaped

Delivery Information

Now is our busy spring period - orders are being packed 6 days a week, however please remember it may be 10 days before you RECEIVE your plants.

Orders can also be collected in person from our Nurseries, or some of our shows - just tell us during the checkout process.

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Burncoose Catalogue Code

Herbaceous - rhizomatous perennial with a massive rootstock and thick leaf stalks which produce broadly ovate to rounded palmately 3-9 lobed, coarsely toothed, dark-green leaves to 90cm (36in) long. Produces tiny flowers in panicles to 2m (6ft) long.

Hardiness Rating

Fully hardy - Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)

Mature Dimensions
overall height and width of plant once mature

Height - in metres - 2m (6ft)
Spread - in metres - 2.5m (8ft)

Preferred Location

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Full Sun

Soil Conditions

Fertile moist well-drained soil - humus-rich. Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in early spring.

Flowers In

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Buy RHEUM palmatum

Pot size: 1.5 or 2 Litre

£9.00 each
3+£8.00 each
 MULTIBUY SAVING 

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