The highlights
- Fantastic tartness that mellows when cooked
- No summer dormant period
- Use in crumbles, pies and fools
- Harvest in both spring and autumn
Description
- Growing your own rhubarb is a thing of unparalleled beauty; not only do the bright stems and lush foliage look fantastic when in the ground, but you get such brilliant produce come harvest time – seriously, does anything come even remotely close to a freshly baked rhubarb crumble liberally doused with custard?
- ‘Livingstone’ is incredibly easy to grow and, because it doesn’t have a dormancy period in the summer months, provides not one but two harvests per year (one in spring and then another in autumn)
- Its vivid red stalks are thick and have that iconic tartness typically associated with rhubarb, whilst at the same time managing to avoid the stringiness that certain other varieties possess
- Hardy and compact in nature, this UK-bred variety is ideal for smaller gardens, patio growing and raised veg beds
- If you give your rhubarb plant the care and attention it deserves, it’ll reward you with many years of service – sometimes up to 20!
- The bright stalk colours and interesting visual form of the leaves makes rhubarb a great choice for getting children involved with growing in the garden, as well as being a brilliant option for those dipping their welly-clad toes into gardening for the first time
