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Any one recognize this plant? It is going into buds on top?
Looks like maybe a shrub or tree or ??????????

Thanks for taking your time to Help Ole ........I appreciate that.

caster bean plant?

Yes, red castor bean. It can get rather large, and is very poisonous. They also tend to reseed. I started one several years ago and I always have several come back each year from seed. Mine usually get about 6-7 ft. tall. There's also a green one that can get even bigger.

Well castor bean is good to drive moles away/

We have those .Lots of plants are poisonious.. Daturas , poinsetta. and more

I've had a caster for a little over a year. didn't know what it was, in fact, until I posted on this website in mystery plants. mine never got over a foot tall, with no more than 3-4 leaves at a time. found out what it was and moved to full sun. Wha-Laaaa! it is now 5 foot and blooming! I just love mine!
they like lots of sun, the more the better. if you want more next year you should save some seed. I don't think they'd come back from seed where you are dodge. they are tropical. quite agressive in tropical and sub trop climates.

Is it reddish like that ?

b

yup castor bean plant.
from it is derived one of the deadliest poisons known to man. ricin.
very beautiful plant though.
am kind of suprised at how easy this plant is to obtain seeds for and grow.
dont really know how hard it is to process into ricin.(dont want to know either ,by the way),just seems like it should be regulated if it is indeed as deadly as i have read. anyone got any insight?

Yah ............I'm scared..

it'll be okay , I don't think they'll go crazy there either

just don't eat it and you'll be fine. and if i'm remembering right, every part of that plant is poisonous. stem, leaves, seeds, ect. what makes it so dangerous is that the seeds are very pretty. so small children might grab one to look at, then put it in their mouth.

Thank you .........I understand.

that's weird too cause that's what they make castor oil out of. and people take it, but the plant and the seeds are really posionious weird

thought they used that for medicine in ole days??????

they did...clean your system out

Maybe why were all nutty?????

could be...you know yesterday was watching a thing on drugs and they talked about cocaine being in everything long time ago. it's a wonder we're all not a bunch of crazies

the more I look at this dodge, I don't think it is a caster plant. I was looking at mine outside earlier today and noticed only the newest leaves are purple but the older ones turn green. also mine has seven points on the leaf shape. your leaves look more oak like. I can't tell what the stem and leaf stem look like on yours, but on mine the leaf stems come out at.....can't think of that fancy word.....put it this way...one leaf comes out of the stem on one side then farther up on the main stalk another leaf comes out on the other side.
I think we may need to do some more guessing on this one.

I agree...the more I look at it the less it looks like castor bean. Hmmm....

Thanks both of you.. It has very showy leaves??????

Maybe I will go read my old stakes maybe I will get a clue.. DOnt remember ever planting castor bean.

Keep guessing..

I actually thought it looked more like coral bells
http://www.gardencrossings.com/_ccLib/image/plants/DETA-110.jpg

maybe??

What ever it is , it is pretty.

Today I found my Hazel nut tree I lost last year. LOL

So I have 5 more germinating .. Man said drill a hole in the nut to help it germinate......So I did.

b

Yup, it's Coral Bells. I have them here, they grow best in shade Dodge.

Tamara........

i had my fingers crossed it was coral belles.. Guess I can put an umbrella over it till I can put it in the shade.LOL

I like it lots.......Pretty color.

Thanks ..........Your cool
Perennial , right?

They'll grow in your sun dodge, they just keep a nicer colour in shade.

Yup, perennial.

I love coral bells lacey leaves, got some seeds wonder when the best time to plant is?

Try some now and try some come spring ......

I planted the rest of my perennial seeds last week to get them out of the house.

Some are up ..

Some arent..

Thanks Tamara.......You should know.. YOur doing well .

b

Hmmm, mine have never reseeded by themselves. So I'm thinking that they need time to grow before the cold sets in.

Is that the same as heuchera?

Yes it is.