Castor Beans

Diane,
I'm surprised that your municipality uses Castor Beans in public displays. Yes, the foliage is spectacular but every part of the plant is deadly poisonous. I think it would be safer to use in backyard situations of gardeners without young children.
Ernie Wasson
Aptos, California

On Wednesday, October 30, 2002, at 11:08 AM, Diane Whitehead wrote:

The Parks Department in my municipality uses Charles Grimaldi for summer displays along with Tibouchina, cannas, castor beans and lots of smaller plants. We have magnificent gardens to enjoy as we wait for a traffic light to change, or visit a library or government building. The shrubs are about 2 metres high, and will be dug up soon to spend the winter inside a greenhouse. The beds will be replanted with winter-flowering pansies, primroses, stocks and tulips.

-- Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8
cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually)
sandy soil














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