Seed variety
Rhubarb Chard Red – Beta vulgaris
Beta vulgaris includes beetroot and Swiss chard. Beetroot selections are distinguished chiefly by root shape and colour; chards by leaves and the colour of their stalks and midribs. These are different vegetable forms within one species. Beetroot seed is commonly sold as corky seed clusters, which can give more than one seedling. The catalogue average is 70-100 seeds per gram, a useful reference when comparing bulk quantities.
At a glance
Reference BSI-B27620Variety profile
Characteristics
- Cultivar
- Rhubarb Chard Red
- Seeds per gram
- 70-100
- Plant height (cm)
- 50
- Life cycle
- annual
Botanical details
- Common names
- beet · beetroot · chard
- Synonyms
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- Beta cicla var. viridis; Beta crispa; Beta decumbens; Beta esculenta; Beta foliosa; Beta hortensis; Beta hybrida; Beta incarnata; Beta lutea; Beta marina; Beta maritima; Beta maritima var. atriplicifolia; Beta maritima subsp. atriplicifolia; Beta maritima subsp. danica; Beta maritima var. erecta; Beta maritima var. glabra; Beta maritima subsp. marcosii; Beta maritima subsp. orientalis; Beta maritima var. pilosa; Beta maritima var. prostrata; Beta noeana; Beta orientalis; Beta perennis; Beta purpurea; Beta rapa; Beta rapacea; Beta rosea; Beta sativa; Beta stricta; Beta sulcata; Beta triflora; Beta vulgaris var. alborubens; Beta vulgaris var. altissima; Beta vulgaris var. annua; Beta vulgaris var. asiatica; Beta vulgaris subsp. asiatica; Beta vulgaris var. atra; Beta vulgaris var. atriplicifolia; Beta vulgaris var. aurantia; Beta vulgaris var. bassana; Beta vulgaris f. cicla; Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla; Beta vulgaris convar. cicla; Beta vulgaris var. cicla; Beta vulgaris var. conditiva; Beta vulgaris var. coniciformis; Beta vulgaris convar. crassa; Beta vulgaris var. crispa; Beta vulgaris convar. cruenta; Beta vulgaris var. debeauxii; Beta vulgaris var. depressalba; Beta vulgaris var. depressiflava; Beta vulgaris var. depressirubra; Beta vulgaris subsp. esculenta; Beta vulgaris var. foliosa; Beta vulgaris subsp. foliosa; Beta vulgaris var. glabra; Beta vulgaris var. grisea; Beta vulgaris var. hortensis
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Beta
- Species
- Beta vulgaris