Varieties

Rhubarb Ruby Red

A very old variety from the famous rhubarb growing region of West Yorkshire. The variety 'Ruby Red' probably dates back to a time before 1850, when many new varieties were bred by English growers.

Stalk color : Red
Origin : Angleterre
Year : ENV 1850

Quotes about Ruby Red

A very old variety from the famous west Yorkshire growing rhubarb area. ‘Ruby Red’ more than likely dates back from prior to 1850 when many new varieties were bred by English growers. It has been kept going in Australia by the Clayton family who have been growing rhubarb commercially in Victoria for the past 120 years or so. They describe Ruby Red as a "reliable cropper, able to be picked all year round" and the mainstay of the farm for many years. Stems are a rich red colour but remarkably the internal colour is ruby-pink.
Source : Lambley Gardens & Nursery Website, 2024

The most tender and mildest with stalks red to the heart from top to bottom. Use all summer. True red strain grown from hand cut
Source : Spring 1955 catalog - Spring Hill Nurseries, 1955

Another new red rhubarb introduced from Canada. The stalks are intensely red as the name implies—even the inside of the stalk is red. Rhubarb sauce made from Ruby is as red as strawberry sauce. The skin is so tender it cam be cooked with the stalk. Both Ruby and MacDonald are money-makers on the market because they sell on sight at a premium over common rhubarb.
Source : The 1944 book of selected planting stock - Fruit trees, berry bushes, ornamentals, Andrews Nursery Company, Faribault, Minnesota, 1944

Another new red rhubarb introduced from Canada. The stalks are intensely red as the name implies—even the inside of the stalk is red. Rhubarb sauce made from Ruby is as red as strawberry sauce. The skin is so tender it cam be cooked with the stalk. Both Ruby and MacDonald are money-makers on the market because they sell on sight at a premium over common rhubarb.
Source : The 1946 book of selected planting stock - Fruit trees, berry bushes, ornamentals, Andrews Nursery Company, Faribault, Minnesota, 1946

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