 [ Symptoms ] can someone with a strawberry allergy eat strawberry rhubarb  i have a friend who is allergic to strawberries i have a strawberry rhubarb plant and was wondering if has any strawberry properties or just the name for it [ Disease ] i am guessing but i suspect that strawberry rhubarb reflects the appearance and color of the plant and has no botanic relationship to true strawberries i have never heard of a genetic blending of those two very different plants if your friend is the least bit concerned just ingest a very small amount of this rhubarb have some benadryl on hand and see what happens or she can call her doctor or allergist for patient specific advice should she be a person with a history of severe anaphylactic reactions hi did grow this in the uk its just its name nothing to do with strawberry is makes a nice home made wine get a nice kick do hope this helps you good luck