A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Plants and Flowers Forum The Seed and Cuttings Exchange Anyone have castor beans?

I don't have much to trade, but I do have these (i didn't collect seeds from my garden last year, but some really generous people gave these to me and have in excess):
Kniphofia (red hot poker)
african daisy
black Hollyhocks
salpiglossis 'kew blue'
gaillardia burgundy
Baptista
Texas blue bonnetgaillardia goblin
anagallis monelli
zinnia

no promises, but i did have some. i'll see what i can find. if anyone else has some, hopefully they'll help too. i don't want anything in trade.

castor beans???I thought they were poisonous

they are. but they are beautiful flowers. much favored as a mole repellent also. they get big too.

thanks in advance Jiffy!



yes they are, very poisonous (well technically the name of the toxin is ricin and it stops your cells from making protein, no protein=no life) but they are so beautiful. I figured since I'll be off in two year, I'll keep the garden smaller and with just tropical-y things. i heard they could get up to 6' or taller in one season up here

they get 8' plus here.

if i can find them, these are the plants the seeds came from.

WOW!!! those are gorgeous!

Holy cr@p. I didn't know they got that big or were that pretty, wow.

hi...new here i too have been looking for castor beans for awhile if anyone can PLEASE help i am starting out new again moving from an apartment to a home on 5 acres next month been living in an apartment for the past 5 years and can't wait to get back to the rural area that i am from...if anyone has any they can spare i will be at this address for about another month thanx so much.