Other common names
castor bean, hands of Christ, Jonah's gourd, man's motherwort, mole bean, mole plant, oil plant, palma-Christi, palms of Christ, steadfast
Shrubs Annual Biennial
An erect, branching shrub to 1.5m when grown as an annual, with very deeply 5- to 12-lobed, glossy, green, red or bronze leaves to 30cm long, held on red stems. Insignificant yellow flowers are produced in summer; these are followed by bright red, spherical, spiky seed capsules
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
1.5-2.5 metres
Max Spread
0.5-1 metres