Canadian Red Rhubarb Plant

Canadian Red Rhubarb Plant – Sweet-Tart Heirloom Variety for Home Gardens

Add bold color and old-fashioned flavor to your backyard garden with the Canadian Red Rhubarb Plant. This beloved heirloom variety is prized for its vibrant red stalks, tangy-sweet flavor, and high productivity—making it a favorite for pies, jams, sauces, and other homestead kitchen staples.

Shipped as a bareroot crown, this hardy perennial is easy to plant and even easier to maintain. Canadian Red Rhubarb thrives in cool climates and will return year after year with bountiful harvests—some plants producing 2–3 pounds of stalks per season! It’s a long-lived garden investment that brings beauty and bounty to your home landscape.

Why Home Gardeners Love It:

• Rich Red Stalks: Deep coloring adds visual appeal and flavor depth to recipes
• Sweet & Tangy Flavor: Balanced, low-acid taste perfect for pies, preserves, and sauces
• Cold Hardy & Reliable: Thrives in USDA Zones 3–8, ideal for northern climates
• Compact Growth: Grows up to 4 ft tall and wide—great for smaller garden spaces
• Self-Pollinating: No companion plants needed for stalk production
• Long-Term Yields: Productive for up to 8 years once established

Planting & Care Tips:

• Type: Bareroot (multi-shoot crown), ships dormant and ready to plant
• Sunlight: Full sun (6+ hours daily)
• Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil with a pH of 6.0–6.8; enrich with compost or aged manure
• Spacing: Plant 4–6 ft apart to allow full growth and airflow
• Water: Water weekly, especially during dry spells; mulch to retain moisture
• Harvest Time: Begin harvesting in year 2 (lightly), with full harvests starting in year 3
• Yield: 2–3 lbs of stalks per plant annually
• Note: Only the stalks are edible—leaves are toxic and should not be consumed

Shipping Info:

• Ships bareroot via UPS 2-day service
• We cannot ship to Alaska or Hawaii
• Ships dormant in early spring—plant as soon as the soil is workable

Grow your own slice of homestead tradition with the Canadian Red Rhubarb—a beautiful, flavorful, and easy-to-grow perennial that will keep your kitchen stocked with delicious stalks year after year.

Plant once, harvest for years.

Please note: this product is fulfilled and shipped by our trusted affiliate, Tristar Plants. Pricing and availability are subject to change at the discretion of our affiliate partner.