• Red Castor Bean Seeds - Verdseeds
  • Red Castor Bean Seeds - Verdseeds
  • Red Castor Bean Seeds - Verdseeds
  • Red Castor Bean Seeds - Verdseeds
  • Red Castor Bean Seeds - Verdseeds
  • Red Castor Bean Seeds - Verdseeds
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Red Castor Bean Seeds

Red Castor Bean Seeds

$4.98 USD
$4.98 USD
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style: 40 seeds

• Enormous reddish-bronze to maroon leaves
• Fast-growing reaches 6–12 feet in one season
• Spiny red ornamental seed pods
• Dramatic foliage for bold garden contrast

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Description

Red castor bean (Ricinus communis) is a fast-growing tropical shrub grown as an annual in cooler climates. Features enormous, deeply lobed, reddish-bronze to maroon leaves that can reach 1–2 feet across. Plants produce spiny, ornamental red seed pods. Can reach 6–12 feet in a single growing season.

Product features

• Enormous, deeply lobed reddish-bronze to maroon leaves
• Fast-growing tropical shrub reaches 6–12 feet in one season
• Spiny, ornamental red seed pods
• Dramatic dark foliage adds bold contrast to gardens
• Suitable as a specimen plant or for creating tropical effects
• Drought tolerant once established

Planting Season: Start indoors 4–6 weeks before last frost, or direct sow after last frost when soil has warmed.

Light Requirement: Full sun.

Seed Prep: Scarify seeds by nicking or soaking in warm water for 12–24 hours to improve germination.

Water Needs: Moderate; keep evenly moist during germination. Once established, water moderately. Drought tolerant.

Planting Depth: 1 inch.

Sowing Method: Start indoors or direct sow.

Hardiness Zones: USDA zones 9–11 (perennial); grown as annual elsewhere.