Ricinus communus 'Gibsonii'
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GROWING GUIDE
Geographic Origin:
Garden.
Mature size:
Height: 3-4 feet (1-12 m).
Width: 3 feet (1 m), taller where shrub is hardy.
Flowering period:
Summer.
Flowering attributes:
Panicles carry male flowers at the base and female flowers towards the top. Apetalous, vivid red flowers, the males have many stamens and branched filaments, while the females have feathery pistils. Flowers are followed by ovoid, spiny fruit.
Leaf attributes:
Alternate, palmately-lobed leaves. New leaves are a shiny purple red and older leaves are bronze.
Debra Teachout-Teashon
Photographed in Rhonda Bjorn's garden in Washington.
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