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Can anyone identify this plant
This plant is at least five feet tall, posibly more with fleshy stems
about half a inch thick, bronze red colour all over except the undersides of the leaves. I can send a photo. The leaves are deeply cut like a hand, at least one foot across possibly more and the flowers are separate male and female, the male is a bright red spiky ball, although fleshy and not sharp to the touch and the female is creamy white. It looks very spectacular and is cut down by the frost but has survived at least one winter, possibly due to it being in a sheltered position in a flowerbed surrounded by concrete. It just appeared last summer in my neighbours garden, but they don,t know how it got there or anything about it. Chris |
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chris wrote:
This plant is at least five feet tall, posibly more with fleshy stems about half a inch thick, bronze red colour all over except the undersides of the leaves. I can send a photo. The leaves are deeply cut like a hand, at least one foot across possibly more and the flowers are separate male and female, the male is a bright red spiky ball, although fleshy and not sharp to the touch and the female is creamy white. It looks very spectacular and is cut down by the frost but has survived at least one winter, possibly due to it being in a sheltered position in a flowerbed surrounded by concrete. It just appeared last summer in my neighbours garden, but they don,t know how it got there or anything about it. Chris castor oil plant, ricinus communis? for ex, have a look at: http://www.ppdl.purdue.edu/ppdl/weeklypics/2-3-03.html Philippe |
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Sacha wrote:
Could be Ricinus communis which sounds right for colour of some varieties. Have a look at this and NB that it's very poisonous: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/castorbean.html Specifically, the bean pods are the most poisonous, it is form these that the poison *ricin* is produced. pk |
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On 8/9/04 18:01, in article , "PK"
wrote: Sacha wrote: Could be Ricinus communis which sounds right for colour of some varieties. Have a look at this and NB that it's very poisonous: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/castorbean.html Specifically, the bean pods are the most poisonous, it is form these that the poison *ricin* is produced. pk And Castor Oil. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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In message , Sacha
writes On 8/9/04 16:13, in article , "chris" wrote: This plant is at least five feet tall, posibly more with fleshy stems about half a inch thick, bronze red colour all over except the undersides of the leaves. I can send a photo. The leaves are deeply cut like a hand, at least one foot across possibly more and the flowers are separate male and female, the male is a bright red spiky ball, although fleshy and not sharp to the touch and the female is creamy white. It looks very spectacular and is cut down by the frost but has survived at least one winter, possibly due to it being in a sheltered position in a flowerbed surrounded by concrete. It just appeared last summer in my neighbours garden, but they don,t know how it got there or anything about it. Chris Could be Ricinus communis which sounds right for colour of some varieties. Have a look at this and NB that it's very poisonous: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/castorbean.html Yes. It sounds exactly like the ornamental cultivar which has almost metallic looking red bronze foliage. Popular as a bedding plant on the continent and will grow OK in most of the UK. There is an ordinary boring looking green form as well. It is usually quite tender and expires due to fungal rot during most UK winters. Regards, -- Martin Brown |
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On 9/9/04 13:34, in article , "Martin
Brown" wrote: In message , Sacha writes On 8/9/04 16:13, in article , "chris" wrote: This plant is at least five feet tall, posibly more with fleshy stems about half a inch thick, bronze red colour all over except the undersides of the leaves. snip Could be Ricinus communis which sounds right for colour of some varieties. Have a look at this and NB that it's very poisonous: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/castorbean.html Yes. It sounds exactly like the ornamental cultivar which has almost metallic looking red bronze foliage. Popular as a bedding plant on the continent and will grow OK in most of the UK. There is an ordinary boring looking green form as well. It is usually quite tender and expires due to fungal rot during most UK winters. This plant came up in another thread a few weeks ago and there was some doubt that it could still be sold and planted. I said I thought I'd seen some at the roundabout in Totnes and I was right! It's beloved of municipal plantsmen and these are absolutely flourishing. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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Sacha wrote in message . uk...
On 9/9/04 13:34, in article , "Martin Brown" wrote: In message , Sacha writes On 8/9/04 16:13, in article , "chris" wrote: This plant is at least five feet tall, posibly more with fleshy stems about half a inch thick, bronze red colour all over except the undersides of the leaves. snip Could be Ricinus communis which sounds right for colour of some varieties. Have a look at this and NB that it's very poisonous: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/castorbean.html Yes. It sounds exactly like the ornamental cultivar which has almost metallic looking red bronze foliage. Popular as a bedding plant on the continent and will grow OK in most of the UK. There is an ordinary boring looking green form as well. It is usually quite tender and expires due to fungal rot during most UK winters. This plant came up in another thread a few weeks ago and there was some doubt that it could still be sold and planted. I said I thought I'd seen some at the roundabout in Totnes and I was right! It's beloved of municipal plantsmen and these are absolutely flourishing. YES!!!! This is the plant! How do I get rid of it safely? |
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On 10/9/04 18:33, in article
, "chris" wrote: Sacha wrote in message . uk... snip This plant came up in another thread a few weeks ago and there was some doubt that it could still be sold and planted. I said I thought I'd seen some at the roundabout in Totnes and I was right! It's beloved of municipal plantsmen and these are absolutely flourishing. YES!!!! This is the plant! How do I get rid of it safely? Cut it down and don't let it seed first. Chuck it in the rubbish that isn't going to be recycled. ;-) But to be honest, unless you have someone living there who is likely to take chomping great bites out of it, do you need to worry about killing it off? -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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In message , chris
writes Sacha wrote in message .uk... On 9/9/04 13:34, in article , "Martin Brown" wrote: In message , Sacha writes On 8/9/04 16:13, in article m, Could be Ricinus communis which sounds right for colour of some varieties. Have a look at this and NB that it's very poisonous: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/castorbean.html Yes. It sounds exactly like the ornamental cultivar which has almost metallic looking red bronze foliage. Popular as a bedding plant on the continent and will grow OK in most of the UK. There is an ordinary boring looking green form as well. It is usually quite tender and expires due to fungal rot during most UK winters. This plant came up in another thread a few weeks ago and there was some doubt that it could still be sold and planted. I said I thought I'd seen some at the roundabout in Totnes and I was right! It's beloved of municipal plantsmen and these are absolutely flourishing. YES!!!! This is the plant! How do I get rid of it safely? Unless you have small children that might eat the seeds it is a very handsome and striking plant for the borders. I grow it myself some years. On the continent it is very common in municipal borders. It will rot down pretty much like any other tropical plant once it has been hit by the first frost. Remember to wash your hands after handling it. Either save the seeds or bin them. They are the things with the highest risk of being eaten and also the most toxic part of the plant. Regards, -- Martin Brown |
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