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Products description
Botanical name: Ricinus communis
Synonym: Ricinus vulgaris, Ricinus speciosus, Ricinus europaeus, Croton spinosus, Cataputia minor, Cataputia major
Common name: Castor bean, Castor oil plant
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Native to: southeastern Mediterranean Basin, eastern Africa
Life cycle: perennial
Flower colour: yellow / red
Flower time (Central / West-Europe): August to October
Height: 4 to 13m
Characteristics and usage: medicinal & poison plant, oil producing plant
Weight of 1000 seeds: 500g
Seeds per gram: 2
Cultivation / direction of sowing: Sow at 20ºC (68ºF), germinates in less than two weeks.
Synonym: Ricinus vulgaris, Ricinus speciosus, Ricinus europaeus, Croton spinosus, Cataputia minor, Cataputia major
Common name: Castor bean, Castor oil plant
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Native to: southeastern Mediterranean Basin, eastern Africa
Life cycle: perennial
Flower colour: yellow / red
Flower time (Central / West-Europe): August to October
Height: 4 to 13m
Characteristics and usage: medicinal & poison plant, oil producing plant
Weight of 1000 seeds: 500g
Seeds per gram: 2
Cultivation / direction of sowing: Sow at 20ºC (68ºF), germinates in less than two weeks.
