(Gooseberry)

Currants make excellent subjects for the ornamental or culinary garden. Deciduous and evergreen shrubs from the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere and the uplands of South America, they are most commonly grown for their small, spherical, often translucent berries, which are usually edible. The several-seeded fruits are black, red, green, yellow, or purple. Many currants are well worth growing for their showy clusters of small, four- or five-lobed, pink, white, red, or yellow flowers, which...

(Gooseberry)

Currants make excellent subjects for the ornamental or culinary garden. Deciduous and evergreen shrubs from the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere and the uplands of South America, they are most commonly grown for their small, spherical, often translucent berries, which are usually edible. The several-seeded fruits are black, red, green, yellow, or purple. Many currants are well worth growing for their showy clusters of small, four- or five-lobed, pink, white, red, or yellow flowers, which...

(Gooseberry)

Currants make excellent subjects for the ornamental or culinary garden. Deciduous and evergreen shrubs from the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere and the uplands of South America, they are most commonly grown for their small, spherical, often translucent berries, which are usually edible. The several-seeded fruits are black, red, green, yellow, or purple. Many currants are well worth growing for their showy clusters of small, four- or five-lobed, pink, white, red, or yellow flowers, which...

(Gooseberry)

Currants make excellent subjects for the ornamental or culinary garden. Deciduous and evergreen shrubs from the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere and the uplands of South America, they are most commonly grown for their small, spherical, often translucent berries, which are usually edible. The several-seeded fruits are black, red, green, yellow, or purple. Many currants are well worth growing for their showy clusters of small, four- or five-lobed, pink, white, red, or yellow flowers, which...

(Ricinus)

Castor bean is an evergreen, semi-woody shrub or herbaceous annual with deeply lobed glossy leaves in shades of green, purple, or bronze with red or purple stems. As a shrub castor bean grows 30’ tall. As an annual in cooler climates, it grows 6-15’ in height and 3’ or more wide. The effect is bold, upright, colorful and tropical. Red flowers occur in summer followed by spiny, oval reddish-brown fruit capsules. Cultivars include ‘Impala’, ‘Carmencita’, and ‘Zanzibarensis’. Castor bean prefers...

Castor bean is an evergreen, semi-woody shrub or herbaceous annual with deeply lobed glossy leaves in shades of green, purple, or bronze with red or purple stems. As a shrub castor bean grows 30’ tall. As an annual in cooler climates, it grows 6-15’ in height and 3’ or more wide. The effect is bold, upright, colorful and tropical. Red flowers occur in summer followed by spiny, oval reddish-brown fruit capsules. Cultivars include ‘Impala’, ‘Carmencita’, and ‘Zanzibarensis’. Castor bean prefers...

(Castorbean)

So why would gardeners grow such a deadly poisonous plant as a garden ornamental? Showy forms of castor bean are bold, brightly colored and thrive in high heat and drought. In tropical regions castor bean grows as a tall evergreen subshrub, but in temperate zones it is commonly grown as an annual/tender perennial. This native of northern Africa and western Asia has become naturalized in many tropical to subtropical regions across the globe where it is considered invasive. Some Third World countries...

(Castorbean, Red Castorbean)

The Carmencita variety of castor bean has showy red flowers and bronze-red leaves . This native of northern Africa and western Asia is grown for its large, bold, sharply lobed leaves and spikes of red flowers followed by spiny, oval red to brown fruit capsules. In tropical regions, castor bean grows as a tall, evergreen subshrub, but in temperate zones it is commonly grown as a tender perennial.

Castor bean prefers full sun and average well-drained soil. It provides a bold accent to any mixed...

(Castorbean, Pink Castorbean)

So why would gardeners grow such a deadly poisonous plant as a garden ornamental? Showy forms of castor bean are bold, brightly colored and thrive in high heat and drought. In tropical regions castor bean grows as a tall evergreen subshrub, but in temperate zones it is commonly grown as an annual/tender perennial. This native of northern Africa and western Asia has become naturalized in many tropical to subtropical regions across the globe where it is considered invasive. Some Third World countries...

So why would gardeners grow such a deadly poisonous plant as a garden ornamental? Showy forms of castor bean are bold, brightly colored and thrive in high heat and drought. In tropical regions castor bean grows as a tall evergreen subshrub, but in temperate zones it is commonly grown as an annual/tender perennial. This native of northern Africa and western Asia has become naturalized in many tropical to subtropical regions across the globe where it is considered invasive. Some Third World countries...