Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Castor Bean, 1 by vossner

vossner wrote:
the very first pic on this thread is a castor bean I planted 2 years ago, under the impression it was Carmencita. It is not. There is some red coloring in the leaves, but not solid burgundy like Carmencita. Wish I knew what it is, but won't lose any sleep over not knowing, lol.

It has made a wonderful tree. This Feb. it got zapped by a crazy and totally unexpected freeze, but it's coming back. The trunk is about 2" thick. And even though I was diligent in trimming the seed pods off, I still found about 10 seedlings this spring. They were easy to remove.

This plant is poisonous so not recommended in gardens with kids/pets that put stuff in their mouths. I have no small children and my pets don't seem interested in it.

Here it is, with dead limbs trimmed off. New leaves coming up like crazy.