To collect castor bean seeds, clip the dried seed pods from the plant. They are prickly, so gloves are highly suggested. You can either store the seeds in the pod or remove them.

Are castor bean seeds available? I haven't been able to find them for 20 years. I grew this large, colorful and extremely fast-growing plant when we lived in Wisconsin. Will it grow in this part ...

A: Castor bean, or castor oil plant, is indeed a stately, striking and beautiful plant in the garden, with a bold texture and a tall, upright form unlike most other plants.

Castor bean is an annual, but don't think that means it's only going to grow a couple of feet tall by the end of the season. If you planted a castor bean seed last May, by now you'd have a shrub ...

Of the many plants in my garden, one that I particularly appreciate is the Castor Bean, because of its several interesting characteristics. This plant, known botanically as Ricinus communis, is a ...

Castor bean plants (Ricinus ommunis) are easy to grow from seed when provided with sun and moist, loamy soil. The seeds produce a vibrant plant with large, star-shaped foliage that can grow up to ...

Castor bean plants can grow 10 to 13 feet tall, or 5 to 6 feet for shorter varieties. Ornamental varieties include: Gibsonii, Carmencita Pink and Bright Red, Impala, Red Spire and Zanzibariensis.

A: I saw castor bean plants at several nurseries this season. The two I remember are Herbein’s Garden Center (4301 Chestnut St., Upper Milford Township, 610-965-9585) and Country Lawnscape (1850 ...