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Rhubarb Plants
Rhubarb is one of the earliest fruits of the year - which is pretty good going for something that's officially a vegetable! All of ours are specially selected by our Lancashire growers for taste, performance and suitability for the UK climate, wherever you live! Grow your own rhubarb plants or rhubarb crowns and you'll be harvesting crunchy and delicious stalks as early as April. They’ll go on producing stalks for at least ten years - that's a lot of crumble!
Which rhubarb should I choose?
Our growers have picked the best performing and award winning rhubarb crowns for a steady supply of juicy stems right from March to August. Best for beginners is the easy to grow old favourite Victoria, while the aptly named Goliath produces the biggest crop (up to 5kg per plant in a season). The earlier cropping varieties like Timperley Early, Victoria, and Champagne are best for forcing, and if you really love your rhubarb, keep it coming all season long with our new Full Season Collection.
Growers' tips
Plant your rhubarb crowns in a sunny border, raised bed or even a large pot (at least 75cm wide). Keep the soil well watered and add a good layer of manure around the crowns every spring. The stalks should be harvested when they’re about 30cm long - twist, don’t cut! Rhubarb is traditionally ‘forced’ into early cropping in the area known as the Yorkshire Triangle, by covering it with pots to deprive it of light. If you want to give it a go, here’s how! You can also divide the crowns every few years to make new plants for free.
Using your rhubarb
Enjoy your home grown rhubarb in pies, crumbles and fools, stewed with porridge or added to a smoothie. It’s even better when paired with raspberry, apple or rose flavours (and of course custard). For something a bit different, why not try a rhubarb tarte tatin? A bottle of home made rhubarb cordial or gin makes a great gift (if only for yourself). Mix it with elderflower tonic and garnish with a slice of orange for the best flavour. Forced rhubarb is sweeter than rhubarb harvested in summer, so when using any recipe designed for standard rhubarb, you might want to reduce the sugar content.
Superb sweet flavour and red colour
- High quality, thick red stalks of rhubarb with a sweeet flavour
- Early season variety - harvest from April to June
- Grow in a sunny border, vegetable bed or large container
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
An old favourite - tasty, reliable and easy to grow
- Sweet and delicious deep red stalks
- Early season - harvest from April to June
- Grow in a sunny border, vegetable bed or large container
- Suitable for forcing
The best choice for forcing
- Succulent red-pink stalks or rhubarb with a great flavour
- Very early season - harvest as soon as February
- Grow in a sunny border, vegetable bed or large container
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
Best for beginners - tasty and easy to grow
- Green stalks with a red flush
- Late season - harvest from late May onwards
- Grow in a sunny border, vegetable bed or large container
- Suitable for late forcing
Super high yielding award winner
- Pink speckled stems - up to 5kg per plant!
- Mid to late season - harvest from May to June
- Suitable for forcing
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
Never run out of fresh, tasty rhubarb!
- Three premium rhubarb crowns which will fruit in succession for months
- Our growers' best varieties for productivity, looks and taste
- Harvest from March right through to August
- Plant in a sunny border, raised bed or large containers
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