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[Lisa Almarode <lisaalmarode@yahoo.com>]

I had two rhubard plants side by side in a rhubarb-unfriendly climate and I'm 
surprised how different they were.  One was a lot more red and tastier but 
did not thrive; the other did somewhat better, tended to bolt, and wasn't as 
good (I simmered with sugar for tasting).  I don't recall now what the flavor 
difference was, I'd have thought rhubard is mostly just tart.  

Lisa (previously in hot dry sunny Southern Oregon)

> thinking of planting out a big patch of rhubarb.  I'm
> curious if there
> is really much difference between rhubarbs, especially as