Ensete lasiocarpum (Syn: Musella lasiocarpa)

Ensete lasiocarpum

Canna 'Picasso'

Canna 'Picasso'

Gunnera manicata

Giant Rhubarb, Chilean Rhubarb
Size
ex 3L pots
Availability: Sold Out
£15.99
Quick Overview
  • Enormous foliage
  • Enormous pod-shaped inflorescences
  • Enjoys a damp position
  • Full sun
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Gunnera manicata, Giant Rhubarb is such an impressive plant it needs little introduction. A robust clump-forming herbaceous perennial of gigantic proportions, you will need a very large space for this to sit comfortably in your garden. Down by the edge of your lake is ideal... Gunnera manicata has enormous umbrella-like leaves - up to 2m across - on the ends of stout spiky petioles and in summer it produces extraordinary pod-shaped inflorescences on which are borne thousands of tiny red-brown flowers and are adorned with reddish silky tassels.

Apart from plenty of room its main requirement is a damp position. In autumn, as the first frosts start to cut down the foliage, the petioles can be cut back and the leaves can be placed upside-down over the growing apices to act as a mulch overwinter.


Additional Information

Order Gunnerales
Family Gunneraceae
Synonyms Gunnera brasiliensis
Geographical Origin South America
Cultivation Likes full sun and a moist root-run
Eventual Height 3-4m
Eventual Spread 3 m
Hardiness Herbaceous perennial. Cut foliage in autumn and protect the growing points for winter by mulching with the upturned leaves
Gunnera manicata
Giant Rhubarb, Chilean Rhubarb
Size
ex 3L pots
Availability: Sold Out
£15.99
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