FREE: Castor Bean Flower Seeds

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An Excellent Screen
Botanical Name: Zanzibariensis
Zones: 3 - 10. Perennial in grow zones 8 - 10.
Height: 10 - 12 feet.
Spacing: 4 - 5 feet.
Depth: 1/4 - 1/2 inch.
Spread: 5 feet.
Color: Deep green-burgundy leaves.
Foliage: Showy, tropical sized foliage. Up to 3 feet across.
Blooms: Summer
Form: Annual (zones 3 - 7), Perennial (zones 8 - 10).
Shade Requirement: Full sun.
Germination: 7 - 10 days at 70 - 75 degrees F.
Flower Form: Panicles are 1 - 2 feet.
Soil Requirements: Rich, well-drained soil.
Growth Rate: Medium to fast growth rate.
Size: 1/2 - 1 inch.
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.
A fast-growing privacy screen! Grows 10-12 ft.tall with gigantic veined leaves. Prefers full sun.Direct sow after last frost or start indoors 6-8weeks before last frost. Perennial in Zones 8-10,annual elsewhere.
Note:Castor Bean seeds are poisonous.
Some gardeners,especially those with small pets and children, may choose to remove and discard any seed pods that develop on the plant for this reason.
A dramatic tropical plant that can easily grow ten feet tall in a season with huge colorful leaves as big as dinner plates.
It is tropical, and In frost free climes they can become small trees. A dramatic tropical ornamental (especially some of the subspecies, which sport wildly colored leaves).
The seeds are perfectly safe to handle, as they have a heavy protective coating that must be broken to release any of the nasty bits. See more at: http://www.gurneys.com/product/castor_bean/flower-seeds-and-bulbs#sthash.ovkGUROv.dpuf