{"id":8967,"date":"2011-04-23T17:33:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-23T21:33:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-08-13T18:33:21","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T22:33:21","slug":"it-came-from-mars-or-tibet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardern.co.za\/2011\/04\/it-came-from-mars-or-tibet\/","title":{"rendered":"It came from Mars ( or Tibet )"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardern.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/horrors1.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The Tibetan Rhubarb, ( Rheum palmatum) has a most amazing emergence in the spring garden. Sure, it&#8217;s palmate leaves are impressive enough, once they unfold, but just as the Bloodroot is blooming ( to stay on theme, here) this inedible Rhubarb begins its season with a gigantic unfolding leaf, and a cracking form, unlike an easter egg, or, um&#8230;.well, a &#8220;Thing&#8221; from the horror movie, &#8216;Them&#8217;. Whatever, this blood red, brainy, shiny red sack is a little startling, when viewed amongst the wood anemones and Corydalis, where it shares a bed. Easy from seed, folks, so if you want one, this is about the only place to find this Rhubarb which is best grown for its tropical foliage. Try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jelitto.com\/haupt.html\">Jelitto<\/a>, in Germany for seed, it&#8217;s where I bought mine. 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