Rheum inopinatum

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Rheum inopinatum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rheum inopinatum, Prain. Small perennial of recent introduction: plant seldom more than 2 ft. high, the foliage clustered at the crown, the st. red and nearly leafless: lvs. orbicular-oval, gray-green, blades 6-9 in. long and nearly as broad, more or less blistered, not lobed but somewhat irregular-margined, obtuse, the petiole about 6 in. long and red-purple: infl. paniculate, bright red or crimson, produced in succession: fr. highly colored, the nutlets orbicular and 3-winged, nearly 1/2in. across. Thibet. B.M. 8190. G.C. III. 48:391.— A handsome small species, in condition nearly all summer, with attractive red-stalked and red-nerved foliage. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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