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Rheum x hybridum 'Cawood Delight'

Rheum x hybridum 'Cawood Delight'

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RhubarbVegetableFamily: Polygonaceae

Height: 1.4mSpread: 1.4m
Hardy

Foliage colour:

Green

Position

Sun Exposure:

Dappled shade, full sun, partial shade

Aspect:

East facing, south facing, west facing

Position in Border:

Front, middle

Soil

Prefers rich soil:

Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy

While technically a vegetable, rhubarb is considered by many to be a fruit, owing to its sweet flavour and use in desserts. For first-time vegetable growers, rhubarb is the perfect choice. Perennial, it flourishes without too much attention, bearing delicious stalks to stew and eat with porridge at breakfast, or to use as an ingredient in crumbles and tarts. Rhubarb is ready to harvest in early spring, when little else is available, making it one of the most prized crops in the vegetable garden.

Rheum x hybridum 'Cawood Delight' is a recent variety, producing exceptional quality stems of a deep pinky red with a good shine and flavour. This variety produces smaller yields than other varieties and is not suitable for forcing, but the quality of the stems is considered worth it.

Plant rhubarb crowns from autumn to spring in a sunny spot in well drained soil. Prepare the soil well by digging in plenty of well rotted manure and remove all weeds. When planting crowns, ensure the top of the crown sits 3cm below soil level, and space them at 75cm intervals. Keep plants well-watered in their first year and mulch annually with home-made compost or well-rotted manure.

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Rheum ‘Cawood delight’ and wildlife

Rheum ‘Cawood delight’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Rheum ‘Cawood delight’ poisonous?

Rheum ‘Cawood delight’ can be toxic. Its foliage is toxic.

Toxic to:

Is known to attract Cats

Cats

Is known to attract Dogs

Dogs

Is known to attract Horses

Horses

Is known to attract People

People

No reported toxicity to:

Is not known to attract Birds

Birds

Is not known to attract Livestock

Livestock