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Canada Red is a rhubarb cultivar described in a 1950 Daniels Nursery catalog as a new introduction from Canada. The catalog presents it as an all red stem sort and stresses both its appearance and its kitchen value. This suggests it was offered as both a novelty and a useful garden plant. [S1]
The main selling point is stem color. Daniels calls it "The New Chipman's Canada Red Rhubarb" and describes it as the most beautifully colored all red stem rhubarb then grown, with dark red extending to the center and even into the leaf veins. The same source says it makes a deep red sauce with a sweet, mild flavor. This places it in the dessert and sauce class rather than among rhubarbs noted mainly for acidity or yield. [S1]
The catalog does not give a breeder, parentage, or release year beyond calling it new. It also does not provide plant habit, productivity, disease notes, or storage details. It does note that stock was very limited, which suggests Canada Red was still scarce in the nursery trade when Daniels listed it. [S1]
Hardiness is not stated directly. Its inclusion in a northern hardy fruit catalog aimed at growers in the Northwest and Upper Midwest shows it was marketed for cold regions, but this source does not assign a zone. [S1]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from Daniels planting guide, 1950, with 1 additional supporting sources linked below.
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 106 | Daniels planting guide, 1950 | unknown | 6 | 0 | 0 | p28 | Stocks were described as very limited.; Said to make a beautiful deep red sauce of sweet, mild flavor.; Stems are described as dark red to the center and carrying color up into the leaf veins.; Described as the most beau |
| 139 | Planting time, 1950 / Alpha Nursery | unknown | 4 | 0 | 0 | p6 | Catalog notes it takes three years to develop a saleable plant.; Grown from divisions, not from seed.; Described as a new red rhubarb.; Listed under Rhubarb, two-year size. |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
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| 139 | p6 | description_snippet | Catalog notes it takes three years to develop a saleable plant. | CANADA RED—This is a new Red Rhubarb. It is grown from divisions, not from seed. | page_block:0.90 |
| 139 | p6 | selection_origin_reference | Grown from divisions, not from seed. | CANADA RED—This is a new Red Rhubarb. It is grown from divisions, not from seed. | page_block:0.90 |
| 139 | p6 | description_snippet | Described as a new red rhubarb. | CANADA RED—This is a new Red Rhubarb. It is grown from divisions, not from seed. | page_block:0.90 |
| 139 | p6 | taxon_context | Listed under Rhubarb, two-year size. | CANADA RED—This is a new Red Rhubarb. It is grown from divisions, not from seed. | page_block:0.90 |
| 106 | p28 | recommendation_context | Stocks were described as very limited. | The New Chipman's Canada Red Rhubarb | page_block:0.90 |
| 106 | p28 | culinary_use | Said to make a beautiful deep red sauce of sweet, mild flavor. | The New Chipman's Canada Red Rhubarb | page_block:0.90 |
| 106 | p28 | description_snippet | Stems are described as dark red to the center and carrying color up into the leaf veins. | The New Chipman's Canada Red Rhubarb | page_block:0.90 |
| 106 | p28 | fruit_color | Described as the most beautifully colored, all-red stem rhubarb then grown. | The New Chipman's Canada Red Rhubarb | page_block:0.90 |
| 106 | p28 | selection_origin_reference | Described as a new introduction from Canada. | The New Chipman's Canada Red Rhubarb | page_block:0.90 |
| 106 | p28 | taxon_context | Presented as a rhubarb cultivar. | The New Chipman's Canada Red Rhubarb | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| description_snippet | Catalog notes it takes three years to develop a saleable plant. | 0.90 |
| selection_origin_reference | Grown from divisions, not from seed. | 0.92 |
| description_snippet | Described as a new red rhubarb. | 0.94 |
| taxon_context | Listed under Rhubarb, two-year size. | 0.95 |
| recommendation_context | Stocks were described as very limited. | 0.87 |
| culinary_use | Said to make a beautiful deep red sauce of sweet, mild flavor. | 0.93 |
| description_snippet | Stems are described as dark red to the center and carrying color up into the leaf veins. | 0.93 |
| fruit_color | Described as the most beautifully colored, all-red stem rhubarb then grown. | 0.89 |
| selection_origin_reference | Described as a new introduction from Canada. | 0.95 |
| taxon_context | Presented as a rhubarb cultivar. | 0.99 |
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