On 12/8/04 6:28 pm, in article ,
"Chris Rowe" wrote:

Iv'e just come back from Stapehill Gardens in Dorset and I saw a plant there
that Iv'e never seen before.

Nobody there could help so I'm hoping that someone here might be able to,I'm
afraid there's no photo so I'll describe it as best I can.

About 2ft tall,exotic looking with bronze shiny fatsia shaped leaves but
nothing like as big,small white flowers and
round(seedheads/fruit,maybe),spikey looking but rubbery to touch 1inch
diameter balls bronzy/green in colour

Iv'e googled but found nothing,I do hope someone can help as I think it's
gorgeous

TIA Chris


Ricinus communis? Very poisonous. Try a Google image search to see if
that's the one.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Iv'e just come back from Stapehill Gardens in Dorset and I saw a plant there
that Iv'e never seen before.

Nobody there could help so I'm hoping that someone here might be able to,I'm
afraid there's no photo so I'll describe it as best I can.

About 2ft tall,exotic looking with bronze shiny fatsia shaped leaves but
nothing like as big,small white flowers and
round(seedheads/fruit,maybe),spikey looking but rubbery to touch 1inch
diameter balls bronzy/green in colour

Iv'e googled but found nothing,I do hope someone can help as I think it's
gorgeous

TIA Chris

"Chris Rowe" wrote in message
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Iv'e just come back from Stapehill Gardens in Dorset

It's good isn't it? we only live a couple of minutes away, and we always try
to take visitors there.

Steve

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 17:28:21 GMT, "Chris Rowe"
wrote:

Iv'e just come back from Stapehill Gardens in Dorset and I saw a plant there
that Iv'e never seen before.

Nobody there could help so I'm hoping that someone here might be able to,I'm
afraid there's no photo so I'll describe it as best I can.

About 2ft tall,exotic looking with bronze shiny fatsia shaped leaves but
nothing like as big,small white flowers and
round(seedheads/fruit,maybe),spikey looking but rubbery to touch 1inch
diameter balls bronzy/green in colour

Iv'e googled but found nothing,I do hope someone can help as I think it's
gorgeous

TIA Chris

I agree with Sacha. That was my first thought but ricinus leaves can
be as big as fatsia and it can get to 4 or 5 feet tall. It's what the
poison ricin is made from.

Pam in Bristol

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 12/8/04 6:28 pm, in article ,
"Chris Rowe" wrote:

Iv'e just come back from Stapehill Gardens in Dorset and I saw a plant
there
that Iv'e never seen before.

Nobody there could help so I'm hoping that someone here might be able
to,I'm
afraid there's no photo so I'll describe it as best I can.

About 2ft tall,exotic looking with bronze shiny fatsia shaped leaves
but
nothing like as big,small white flowers and
round(seedheads/fruit,maybe),spikey looking but rubbery to touch 1inch
diameter balls bronzy/green in colour

Iv'e googled but found nothing,I do hope someone can help as I think
it's
gorgeous

TIA Chris


Ricinus communis? Very poisonous. Try a Google image search to see if
that's the one.

The first 5 letters of the plant's name tells you what the toxin is. Anti
Terrorist Squad officers are just about to raid Stapehill Gardens in Dorset
and the press are going to have a field day saying "Traces of R**** have
been found there etc ...... If that doesn't make you sick, the castor oil
will ; )

"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 17:28:21 GMT, "Chris Rowe"
wrote:

Iv'e just come back from Stapehill Gardens in Dorset and I saw a
plant there
that Iv'e never seen before.

Nobody there could help so I'm hoping that someone here might be
able to,I'm
afraid there's no photo so I'll describe it as best I can.

About 2ft tall,exotic looking with bronze shiny fatsia shaped
leaves but
nothing like as big,small white flowers and
round(seedheads/fruit,maybe),spikey looking but rubbery to touch
1inch
diameter balls bronzy/green in colour

Iv'e googled but found nothing,I do hope someone can help as I
think it's
gorgeous

TIA Chris

I agree with Sacha. That was my first thought but ricinus leaves
can
be as big as fatsia and it can get to 4 or 5 feet tall. It's what
the
poison ricin is made from.

And it is also the source of castor oil, which I and my brothers
received each Friday night as children in order to purge our bodies.
Our souls were purged with a strap during the same session.

Franz

On 12/8/04 23:47, in article ,
"suspicious minds" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
k...
snip


Ricinus communis? Very poisonous. Try a Google image search to see if
that's the one.

The first 5 letters of the plant's name tells you what the toxin is. Anti
Terrorist Squad officers are just about to raid Stapehill Gardens in Dorset
and the press are going to have a field day saying "Traces of R**** have
been found there etc ...... If that doesn't make you sick, the castor oil
will ; )


Hate to break it to you but it's a feature of municipal planting all over
the place. There's some in a roundabout in Totnes right now!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 12/8/04 23:47, in article ,
"suspicious minds" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
k...
snip


Ricinus communis? Very poisonous. Try a Google image search to see if
that's the one.

The first 5 letters of the plant's name tells you what the toxin is.
Anti
Terrorist Squad officers are just about to raid Stapehill Gardens in
Dorset
and the press are going to have a field day saying "Traces of R**** have
been found there etc ...... If that doesn't make you sick, the castor
oil
will ; )


Hate to break it to you but it's a feature of municipal planting all over
the place. There's some in a roundabout in Totnes right now!

A couple of years ago, I noticed a specimen growing in the grounds of a
building (adjacent a demolished greenhouse, formerly part of a Victorian
park) which was being converted into a day nursery.

In article , Pam Moore
writes
I agree with Sacha. That was my first thought but ricinus leaves can
be as big as fatsia and it can get to 4 or 5 feet tall. It's what the
poison ricin is made from.

I was browsing the Chiltern catalog last night, and saw that they sell a
variety ("Zanzi Palm") that reaches 12 feet.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

On 13/8/04 20:14, in article ,
"Janet Baraclough.." wrote:

The message
from Sacha contains these words:
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Hate to break it to you but it's a feature of municipal planting all over
the place. There's some in a roundabout in Totnes right now!

I dunno how, then, because the govt banned the sale of ricinus seeds a
year or so back, as part of their anti-terrorist protection of the
public.


That's interesting. I'll check again next time I drive past but I'm 99.9%
sure I'm right. If I am, I might just ask the council how they came by
them. ;-) Of course, the answer to this might be that the council
nurseries have their own collected seed supply but are neither buying nor
selling them. I wonder when the government is going to ban us from buying
fertiliser and sugar. ;-)
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

"Janet Baraclough.." wrote

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I dunno how, then, because the govt banned the sale of ricinus seeds a
year or so back, as part of their anti-terrorist protection of the
public.
Janet.

Several UK suppliers are selling the seeds............
http://www.edirectory.co.uk/chiltern...=GXGenusNameXR
http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/pages/page12.htm
http://www.seeds-by-size.co.uk/mfl-9-98.htm

Jenny

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On 12/8/04 23:47, in article
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"suspicious minds" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
k...
snip


Ricinus communis? Very poisonous. Try a Google image search
to see if
that's the one.

The first 5 letters of the plant's name tells you what the toxin
is. Anti
Terrorist Squad officers are just about to raid Stapehill
Gardens in
Dorset
and the press are going to have a field day saying "Traces of
R**** have
been found there etc ...... If that doesn't make you sick, the
castor oil
will ; )


Hate to break it to you but it's a feature of municipal planting
all over
the place. There's some in a roundabout in Totnes right now!

I dunno how, then, because the govt banned the sale of ricinus
seeds a
year or so back, as part of their anti-terrorist protection of the
public.

Perhaps Totnes Council had the presence of mind to save its own seeds?

Franz

"Janet Baraclough.." wrote in
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from "Franz Heymann" contains
these words:


"Janet Baraclough.." wrote
in
message ...

the govt banned the sale of ricinus
seeds a
year or so back, as part of their anti-terrorist protection of
the
public.

Perhaps Totnes Council had the presence of mind to save its own
seeds?

Perhaps Totnes Council is a front for a terrorist supply depot?

That would make me feel safe against a planned terrorist attack

Franz

On 14/8/04 17:20, in article ,
"Janet Baraclough.." wrote:

The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these words:


"Janet Baraclough.." wrote in
message ...

the govt banned the sale of ricinus
seeds a
year or so back, as part of their anti-terrorist protection of the
public.

Perhaps Totnes Council had the presence of mind to save its own seeds?

Perhaps Totnes Council is a front for a terrorist supply depot?

Janet


Damn. You broke my cover. ;-)
Mind you, 2.5 miles in the other direction from us is the erstwhile HQ of
the Monster Raving Loony Party.....
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

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On 13/8/04 20:14, in article ,
"Janet Baraclough.." wrote:

The message
from Sacha contains these words:
snip
Hate to break it to you but it's a feature of municipal planting all
over
the place. There's some in a roundabout in Totnes right now!

I dunno how, then, because the govt banned the sale of ricinus seeds a
year or so back, as part of their anti-terrorist protection of the
public.


That's interesting. I'll check again next time I drive past but I'm 99.9%
sure I'm right. If I am, I might just ask the council how they came by
them. ;-) Of course, the answer to this might be that the council
nurseries have their own collected seed supply but are neither buying nor
selling them. I wonder when the government is going to ban us from buying
fertiliser and sugar. ;-)
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Still using them down here too, so bearing this thread in mind I asked at a
thing I was doing down in Penzance yesterday, and the Parks people showed me
the seed catalogue they use complete with the castor oil plants in several
different types! in fact their boss was convinced that the law had never
been passed that they had only said they were going too. Sort of had a
familiar ring to it :~)

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)