Castor bean - it is a perennial plant, but more often it is planted as an ornamental and annual plant. The bushes are wide and spreading, and the castor itself reaches two meters in height. Flowers plants inconspicuous and decorative values do not have.
The plant produces fruits in an oval-spherical box, which is covered with spikes. In one such box, which reaches up to 3 cm in diameter, contains from 8 to 25 seeds.
In this collection, we will show you the different castor bean varieties.
Did you know? Castor seeds were found by archaeologists in the tombs of the Egyptian pharaohs.
Castor bean varieties, difficulty classifying a plant
The plant has grown and crossed for a long time in different weather conditions and a lot of varieties and species have appeared. Basically, in the market of gardeners you can find different species, but, according to botanists, a plant that is grown at the present time can be safely called ordinary castor, even though it has different colors and shapes.
The most common and similar to castor bean varieties are Borbone and Indian castor. These plants are not only shaped like ordinary castor, but also in color.
Did you know? Castor oil is used to make castor oil, which is used as a laxative drug.
Common undersized varieties for your garden
This bright and ornamental plant was seen in the XIX century. Most often in landscape design use stunted varieties, as tall plants can spoil the decorativeness of your garden.
This will be discussed in the following sections.
New Zealand Purple
This type of castor oil has dark purple leaves and a burgundy stem. The plant looks beautiful and decorative. Without a doubt, it will add elegance to your garden. Since the plant grows not too high (up to two meters in length), most often it is grown next to gazebos or fountains.
Carmensita
This castor is the most popular and successful grade.
Conquered Carmensita florists with its red-burgundy foliage color and height - 1.5 meters in height. The inflorescence of the plant is pink-green.
Cambodian Castor Oil
This variety castor grows up to 1.2 meters. As mentioned earlier, the plant is very similar to the castor oil. The similarity is manifested in the color of the leaves - dark green. The trunk of the plant is black. If you decide to decorate your garden with castor oil, then this variety will create a harmonious contrast among other low-growing types of castors.
Cossack
This variety is domestic, grows up to two meters in height. The plant stems are brown-red, and the leaves are dark green with red veins. Small bright red flowers. If the castor bean of this variety is "female", then the plant will have small bright red boxes. They are preserved until the seeds are fully ripe, which can then be used in the propagation of this variety.
Gibson castor
This plant variety grows up to 1.5 meters in height.
Differs in that leaves and stalks castor bean dark red.
Metallic glitter and large leaves that resemble stars conquer the hearts of florists.
The plant can be planted near the gate at the site or near the fence.
Popular varieties of high castor oil
Now that we have considered the home of castor and the varieties of this plant, we move on to the more popular high varieties. This selection includes the following species: Borbonskaya, North Palma and Zanzibar Green.
Did you know? Do not try castor nuts. They are poisonous and can be fatal.
Borbonskaya
Borbon's castor oil is a type of garden palm tree. It belongs to this variety due to its height - 3 meters. In appearance, the plant resembles a tree, as it has a powerful dense trunk of red color, which reaches up to 15 cm in diameter. The leaves are large, shiny, bright green.
In landscape design Borboron castor plant is planted near houses and fences.
North Palma
This type of tree castor grows up to two meters. Florists appreciate the plant for its leaves, which reach up to 30 cm in diameter. The flowers of the plant are small and inconspicuous, collected in racemes, which reach up to 30 cm in length. The plant is grown as an annual.
Zanzibar Green
This is an ornamental plant, which belongs to the Malvaceae family.
Reaches up to 2.5 meters in height. It grows very quickly.
The leaves are large and bright green. The flowers are gathered in dense racemes of red.
Did you know? Castor oil is used for papillomas and warts.
Castor bean is an incredible plant that has a variety of varieties and species. After this selection, you can choose a variety and plant it in your garden.
