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

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)

"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 ; )

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


"Sacha" wrote in message
k...
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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
k...
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.

"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

"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

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