Victoria Rhubarb - Rheum Rhabarbum - Vegetable - 25 Seeds Garlic Chives The Scoville heat unit for

The Scoville heat unit for this variety is : 1 000 000 SHU

adapted to pollination by long-tongued flies

they do require a fair amount of tending to

though they do soften and become less astringent after frost (when they are said to be "belted")

toothed leaves are tinged with purple around the edges

Victoria Rhubarb - Rheum Rhabarbum - Vegetable - 25 Seeds Garlic Chives The Scoville heat unit forRhubarb is a group of plants that belong to the genus Rheum in the family Polygonaceae. They are herbaceous perennial plants growing from short, thick rhizomes. They have large leaves that are somewhat triangular shaped with long fleshy petioles. They have small flowers grouped in large compound leafy greenish white to rose red inflorescences. Although the leaves are toxic, various parts of the plants have culinary and medicinal uses. Fresh raw stalks