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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: new potter on June 22, 2004, 21:58:31

Title: what's the plant?
Post by: new potter on June 22, 2004, 21:58:31

(http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v252/newpotter/plant.jpg)
       this plant I have  grown them from seed given to my mum when she on holiday in Gambia (west Africa)  I know that the parent plant was about 5ft tall with red flowers the seeds were about pea size and looked like a brown runner bean
Don’t know if it is hardy or not
Does any body know what it is? How can I get it to flower so I could swap some seed!   and we can all have a go
thanks
new potter
                 

Title: Re:what's the plant?
Post by: Palustris on June 23, 2004, 18:24:55

Leaves look a bit like Ricinus, the Castor Oil plant. Very poisonous seeds if it is.

Title: Re:what's the plant?
Post by: new potter on June 23, 2004, 19:20:08

(http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v252/newpotter/plant_flower.jpg)
thanks :D

Title: Re:what's the plant?
Post by: Palustris on June 23, 2004, 20:19:49

Definitely Ricinus communis