Rhubarb in flower already

[rustylady]

Our rhubarb was planted early last year and we didn't touch it at all to get it settled in so if i am right we can harvest it this year?

Yes you can, but don't pick all the stems.

[sammy_roser]

I checked on my rhubarb yesterday and discovered it was trying to flower! Only the 2nd year it's been in the ground, so snapped it out fast. Do hope it continues to produce stalks as I was looking forward to eating a few this year.

Must say the flower was a real thing of beauty, looked to me as if it had crossed with an alien and was trying to produce some weird alien/rhubarb baby