This plant is called Rissin by the local gardeners in Normandie
France. Please help me identify it and if possible a source of supply in th UK
Red spiky balls on large leaves
You can find photos at
Rissi
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rissin expounded:
It's a red castor bean plant. See here
rissin wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@gardenbanter.co.uk:
ricin? looks like castor bean (Ricinus communis). here's more than you wanted to know about the plant & toxins:
The castor bean plant, Ricinus communis Sorry, do not know of source in UK
I managed to send this to the wrong place before; so let me try again.
Thompson & Morgan sells the seed of the Castor Bean plant (Ricinus communis). It is considered a half-hardy annual. Once you grow it you can harvest your own seeds. The plant and its seeds are considered poisonous. Do not grow it where children may be attracted to the large seeds.
This plant is called Rissin by the local gardeners in Normandie, France. Please help me identify it and if possible a source of supply in the UK
Red spiky balls on large leaves
You can find photos at
Rissin
Castor bean:
I don't know about a UK source, but Castor seeds are common on Ebay. I grew some last year out of curiosity because I remember seeing some of the seeds that look like large, fat ticks as a child. For me, at least, it was a smashing failure. The plants grew, and grew large and fast, but the next crop of seeds were only half-ripe before frost killed the plants. They weren't even slightly hardy in South Carolina. I suspect that the plants would have died if I had waved a glass of ice water menancingly in their direction. Anyway, I was stuck with thick, not really woody but very dense trunks to cut down and large roots to dig up. Wasn't really worth the bother, IMHO.
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