29 Jul 18 Brigitte (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Our Rhubarb was grown in semi shade with sun for the morning till afternoon under a leaky spouting ;) and it grew beautifully, huge leaves also. We moved one crown to a rather shady area which got little sun and it failed to thrive for a start - again we got large leaves, but the stalks were quite thin, so in a nutshell....semi shade with some sun seems to be best :)
28 Jul 18 Bob Jenkins (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Christine, I live in the Bay of Plenty NZ and have copious crops of rhubarb from four well established plants that grow to the south of a lemon tree . The most southern plant is much more vigorous than the plant nearest the lemon which is partially shaded by it.
In fact the rhubarb plants are progressively happier the further they are away from the shade which certainly proves that they are sun lovers, however the shadiest plant does provide a reasonable yield.hope this helps
Bob jenkins
All plants need some sunshine. Rhubarb as a leaf crop will grow with less than tomatoes, beans, etc. An hour or two in the morning would be good but if you don't get direct sun but still plenty of light I would give it a go. You can always transplant it to a better spot, maybe in a tub, next winter
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