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Castor Bean
Castor Bean
Deep burgundy leaves up to 2 ft. across!

  (3 customer reviews)

Grows 10-12 ft. tall; makes an attractive privacy screen. Many people believe that the plants also repel moles. Castor bean seeds are poisonous. Developing seedpods can be removed and discarded if this is a concern. Direct sow after last frost or start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost. Perennial in zones 8-10; annual elsewhere.
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Castor Bean Packet
11427 - For each offer ordered, get approx. 10 seeds.
Price: 1 - $3.75
2 or more - $3.50
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Product Details
Height: 5-8 feet
Spacing: 4-5 feet
Depth: 1/4-1/2 inch
Spread: 5 feet
Sun/Shade: full sun
Germination: 7-10 days at 70-75 degrees F
Color: Henry Field's 11427: deep burgundy leaves; Gurney's 15285: green leaves
Foliage: Showy, tropical size. Up to 3 feet across.
Blooms: N/A
Comments: Leaves have many colors: green, red, bluish-gray, maroon, purple, and variegated. Leaves are veined with scarlet and measure 3 feet across. Seeds and leaves are poisonous. Likes heat and moisture. In zones 8-10 it acts as a perennial. Soak seeds for 24 hours before sowing. Requires staking in exposed areas. Helps keep moles away.
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 -  Monday, April 06, 2009
Unique plant
Reviewed By: jkh (State College, PA)
I grew this last year and was very pleased with the results. On very poor and dry soil they grew to 12-15' tall and had purple-green stems and large serrated leaves. Several people asked me what the plants were. They certainly don't overwinter this far north. They are like sawing down a 1-2" diameter tree when they die.

 -  Monday, March 09, 2009
Awesome Plants
Reviewed By: Danette Everett (Spring, Texas)
Since we live in the Gulf Coast semi-tropical area, this wonderful plant - actually got to around 25 feet tall - overwintered through two winters. Last winter we had a suprise snow storm and although the leaves were frozen, it immediately put back on new growth. The only thing that harmed this "tree" was Hurricane Ike whose path came directly over us and it was too top-heavy and shallow rooted. After staking it up and tying guy wires to it, it came back in full force. This is a gorgeous, heat-resistant, sun-shading tree here in the Houston area!

 -  Friday, February 06, 2009
Beautiful replaced ugly
Reviewed By: Arlene Tankersley (Bluff City, Tenn.)
I had an ugly spot in my yard. Planted the Castor beans, in no time at all these plants grew and hid the spot that had bothered me for years.So here I am ordering so more Castor Bean Seed. Many of My friends ask, "What are those large plants, I would like to grow some." Mine grew to about 12 to 15 feet. Deer did not eat these plants!!


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