Rheum australe

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Rheum australe in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rheum emodi, Wall. St. tall and leafy, 5-10 ft.: petioles semi-terete, somewhat concave above, the margins obtuse: lf.-blades large, ovate, cordate, obtuse, somewhat undulate, 5-7-ribbed, the under surface and the margin pubescent: panicles fastigiately branched, the fls. dark purple, pedicels jointed below the middle: achene large, ovate or oblong-oval. Himalaya, in alpine and subalpine regions.—Foliage has a coppery hue. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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