They are looking great! They are so fun to plant because they come up quickly and grow fast.

yonatin...I would like to see what they look like now. I just found an envelope someone gave me labeled castor beans I'm going to stick them in the ground and see what happens. It's June 17!! I soaked them last night

I'm a little concerned to see the mint in the same pot. Castor Beans are very toxic and to have edibles in the same pot could lead to inadvertent mistakes.

No worries I don't eat the mint, I just grow it for fun. I appreciate your concern though.

Vali- what color of castor bean do you have?

We have a huge plant down in the corner of our property. It is massive! It grew from one little seed. Flowers are red. We try putting the beans down gopher holes, but no clue if they are using them for snacks.

A funny thing about castor bean plants is that sometimes sparrows peck holes in the leaves and, when they do, they do it a lot. You can go for years without this happening and then, suddenly, it's holes in every leaf.

I bought some New Zealand purple seeds and they aren't getting very big at all. Anyone know why this is?

I know this is an old thread, but just in case you haven't yet found an answer to the question - I believe reduced size may be due to putting them in planters - they won't grow as large as if they were in the ground.

In the ground (in some places at least) they're a terrible weed. Grow fast and tall, and they multiply like crazy.

Yes here in southern Ontario they are extremely stunted in any kind of planter/container. They are best to be planted in the ground and dig out the roots in late fall or spring. Even with only 5 months of growing they reach 8- 10 feet.

Beautiful! I love my castor bean plants. Something tropical, even stunted, out in the Midwest is a real eye-catcher!