Latin name: Ricinus communis ‘Carmencita’
Description: Very easy and essential exotic annual. Branching shrub that can grow to staggering proportions in one season. Sown in April it will reach 2m by late summer with large Fatsia-like, dark bronze-purple leaves 30cm and more wide. From summer to autumn produces clusters of small flowers followed by spikes of brilliant scarlet pods.
Hardiness: Non-hardy perennial treated as a fast growing annual in our temperate gardens.
Height: Up to 2m
Position: Full sun for best results though will tolerate some shade
Soil: Any well drained soil
Water: Once established, fairly drought tolerant
Usage: At the back of the border or as an accent plants for wow factor. There are several other hybrids worth trying with some that get even bigger!
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Debbie - who has written 872 posts on My Climate Change Garden.
I am not an experienced gardener - more of an enthusiastic amateur who learns by trial and error and who is keen to "manage" the effects of shifting weather patterns on my garden.
Writing this blog is my passion and it has evolved over 12 years to inspire engagement with climate change outside our back doors, in our personal gardens and green spaces.
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Thu, Apr 10, 2008
Exotic