Rock Garden Plants
Rheum fedtschenkoi Maxim. ex Regel  
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FamilyPOLYGONACEAE
Genus speciesRheum fedtschenkoi Maxim. ex Regel 
BibliographyIzv. Imp. Obshch. Lyubit. Estestv. Moskovsk. Univ. 34(2): 77 (1882)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionstems hollow, yellow, sulcate, leaves thick, carnose, orbiculate-ovate, at base cordate, distinctly 5-nerved, 15-20cm, sinuate, long petiolate, inflorescence oval-spicate
Size20-30cm
Colororange
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C
division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
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