Ricinus communis 'Zanzibariensis'
- Product number: 550600
- Origin: East Africa
- Latin: Ricinus communis
The fastest growing. Leaves are green and the leaf veins are usually strikingly white. Height up to 250cm: impressive!
Very fast growing plant with finger-shaped, large leaves. Could this be the plant that offered shade to the prophet Jonah? Completely fills a sheltered spot! Blooms with thick flower spikes of male and female flowers; the latter grow into round, spiny balls with beautiful seeds. These seeds are poisonous, but then again, who eats them... Overwinter plants indoors.
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Latin: Ricinus communis
Dutch: Wonderboom Van Zanzibar
Also known as: Christuspalm
English: Castor Oil Plant
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- Flower colour: Thick flowering spikes of male and female flowers
- Origin: East Africa
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Ricinus communis
- Dutch: Wonder Tree Of Zanzibar
- Also known as: Castor bean plant
- English: Castor Oil Plant
