5 - Rhubarb Sources

Rhubarbcan be found in many local home & garden centers, or can be purchased mail order.

5.1 - Mail Order Sources of Rhubarb

Listed here are a few of the mail order sources of rhubarb.

Table 5.1: Sources of Rhubarb

Company	Rhizomes	Seeds	Plants	Ornamental
Burpee Seed 300 Park Ave Warminster, PA 18991-001 1-800-888-1447
Daydreamer Gardens Several ornamental rhubarbs.
Edible landscaping Seed grown, potted Victoria rhubarb (sells lots of other stuff too!)
Garden Escape
Gurney's Seed and Nursery Co 110 Capital Street Yankton, South Dakota  57079 605-665-1930 (orders),
Henry Fields Seed and Nursery Co. 415 North Burnett Shenandoah, Iowa  51602 1-605-665-4491 (customer service)
Heronswood All sort sorts of ornamental rhubarbs, like: Rheum 'Ace of hearts', Rheum acuminatum, Rheum alexandrae, Rheum kialense, Rheum palmatum.
Johnny's Selected Seeds Seeds for  Chinese Rhubarb: Rheum palmatum var. tanguticum.
Lonestar Seed P. O. Box 831553 San Antonio, Texas 78283
Mellingers Inc 2310 W. South Range Rd North Lima, OH  44452-9731 216-549-9861
Nourse Farms 41 River Road South Deerfield, MA 01373 (413) 665-2658
Nursery Supply Company Canada Red Rhubarb available on line.
Park Seed Cokesbury Rd Greenwood, SC  29647-0001 800-845-3369
Pense Nursery 16518 Marie Lane Mountainburg, AR 72946
St. Lawrence Nurseries (strange, but no snail mail address listed on the website)
Seeds-by-Size Seeds for several varieties such as: Glaskin's Perpetual, Holstein Bloodred, Large Victoria, Prince Albert, Redstick, Strawberry, and Victoria

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