Ricinus communus

Such an intense red.

Beautiful

I have never seen a picture of a live plant of this before, and I must say it is very impressive, well done.

I picked the seeds off plants in France last year Ld ...

Hi Amy

fab photo , I have grown before many times they grow huge and come into there own late summer.

Gg

Thanks Gg I'm interested to know if you manage to keep yours through the winter , any tips welcome :o)

Naughty girl, Amy lol! I do things like that too. It's so exciting isn't it when they germinate and grow.?

Hi Amy ,

Until you mentioned I have never even thought it may be perennial ? I treat as a annual

Out with the old in with the new lol

Not frost hardy plus I think just runs its course once the flowers appear, so Amy enjoy while you can.

So easy from seed as well , I have grown the smaller size but didn't look as impressive.

Any chance of a photo of the leaves if you have time

Gg

Lol I though everybody did it Waddy ,don't tell anyone !! :o)

Hi Gg I saved 5 seeds from France apparently they will keep for about 3 years so should still be viable next year .also I've put one in a pot in the greenhouse to try my luck ,that remains to be seen , I'll take a photo of the leaves asap ....

Hi Gg I'm putting a photo on now ! :o)

Your secret's safe with me Amy.

Amy, was this the same time you acquired the rose cuttings? ;-)

My brother worked at Kew Gardens and was amazed what went into a hand bag lol

Gnarly gnome! I thought MY secret was safe!!

so it was you Waddy lol

funny enough he said the lady had a Yorkshire accent lol

Oh heck! Rumbled lol!

I different time a different place Dawn Lol... I wouldn't dare take anything from a proper place like Kew gardens Gg , I would be scared of someone stopping & searching me Lol ... Mine came from road sides & round-abouts ... Waddy let me know how you get away with it, Poachers pockets :o))

Lol! I was only joking. Like you Amy, I wouldn't dare. I have found many times that if you ask nicely you will often be offered a cutting/seeds, rather than someone taking their own and possibly doing it wrong and damaging the plant.

You've let me down Waddy ,there was I imagining you like the Pink panther creeping on all fours between people legs in search of that illusive rare cutting , Ah well back to a more modest plan Lol ....

It's a HHA, Amy, seeds are highly poisonous (ricin).

I Know Gg I wear gloves when having anything to do with them apparently if you swallow a seed whole without any damage to the seed it will go right through you without harming you , it take 4/8 chewed up seeds to do any harm according to my information sheet , I'm not going to try it !!

Pleased to hear that, Amy.

It's such an intense shade of red. Are they prickly?