Kent Mathewson is pictured in Mexico with a Castor Bean Plant. He is giving a lecture on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Hurlbut Church in Chautauqua Institution. CHAUTAUQUA – What do King Tut, Cleopatra, ...

Dear Master Gardener: I was given a small plant as a gift last spring. It grew into a gigantic plant with striking leaves and spiky pink seed pods. I've learned it is a castor bean plant. I'd like to ...

Sweltering heat and bright sunlight do not a tropical garden make, even if many common garden plants, from marigolds to okra, do hail from the tropics. That tropical look comes from lush, bold foliage ...

Many household products contain castor beans or castor oil, and if your pets or livestock get a hold of them, the consequences could be devastating. Castor bean poisoning is dangerous for animals of ...

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1. Studies were made of the effects of photoperiod and light intensity upon flower formation in plants of several genetically different populations of castor bean. Plants were grown in soil in the ...