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Plant Guide: Herbs (Rh-Zi)

Check out our complete guide to herbs from Rh to Zi.

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  • Chinese Rhubarb
  • Black Currant Bears Edible Black Berries
  • Dog Rose Blooms
  • Rosemary has Culinary Benefit
  • Rosemary Named Miss Jessop
  • Pink Rosemary
  • Aromatic Rosemary
  • Dock Plants
  • French Sorrel
  • Butchers Broom Used as Informal Boundary Hedge
  • Common Rue Grown for Aromatic Blue Green Foliage
  • Tall Pollard Willows
  • Silver Sage Grown for Striking White Leaves
  • Jim Sage
  • Andean Silver Sage makes Dramatic Statement
  • Pineapple Sage
  • Sage Plant
  • Colorful Culinary Sage
  • Purple Sage, An Evergreen
  • Tricolor Sage with Variegated Foliage
  • Aphrodisiac Violet Clary Sage
  • The Delicate Cucumber Flavor of Salad Burnet
  • Lavendar Cotton
  • Pretty Carol Lavender Cotton
  • Soapwort Makes Effective Cleansing Agent
  • Special Summer Savory
  • Winter Savory Herb Garden
  • Favorable Creeping Savory Plant
  • Hen and Chicks Succulents
  • Purple Betony Used to Make Herbal Tea
  • Variegated Goldsmith Comfrey
  • Common Comfrey has Traditional Herbal Uses
  • Russian Comfrey
  • Easy to Grow Lemon Gem Marigolds Emit Lemon Aroma
  • Anise-Scented Spanish Tarragon
  • Marigolds Often Planted to Keep Insects Away
  • Fragrant and Useful Costmary Flowers
  • Sun-kissed Feverfew
  • Common Tansy is Tall Perennial Companion Plant
  • Dandelion Puffs
  • Germander Thrives in Harsh Climates
  • Mediterranean Wall Germander
  • Lime Thyme Is Fragrant and Provides Ground Cover
  • Red Creeping Thyme Makes Excellent Groundcover
  • Fragrant Creeping Pink Thyme
  • Orange Thyme with Strong Spicy Scent
  • Lemon Thyme Right at Home in Containers and With Food
  • Thyme, An Essential Part of Any Herb Garden
  • Elfin Thyme Provides Creeping Ground Cover
  • Golden Thyme Used as Groundcover
  • Big Thyme
  • Low-Growing Thyme
  • Upright Thyme With White Flowers
  • Silver Posie Thyme Offers Low-Growing Compact Herb
  • Nasturtiums Provide Edible Leaves and Flowers
  • Flowering Valerian
  • Blooming Meadow Plants
  • Fragrant Sweet Violets
  • Viola Tricolors Make Charming Ground Cover
  • Great Ginger
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Chinese Rhubarb
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<em>Rheum palmatum</em>

While the leaves of all rhubarbs are poisonous, the rhizomes of Chinese rhubarb have been used extensively in herbal medicine. The stems are not edible, but this statuesque plant is a very useful feature with its long leaves and tall flower stems.
Height: 8 feet
Spread: 6 feet
Hardiness: Fully hardy plants
Soil Preference: Moist soil
Sun or Shade: Full sun, partial or dappled shade

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