**GROWN ON OUR FARM HERE IN TENNESSEE *** GIANT MONSTER CROSS ZANZIBARIENSIS * Giant Zanzibariensis Cross- Castor Bean 5 SEEDS (Ricinus communis L. Maxium) Provides a Quick, Tropical-Like Shade This giant castor bean will take center stage in any garden. Magnificent plants can grow over 30 feet in the first season, and the leaves can reach 4 feet across! A True Monster that gets HUGE LEAVES Plant Castor Bean Plant near the garden to keep deer away! (Caution: All parts of the plant, including the seeds, are very poisonous. Do not take internally. Skin contact may cause dermatitis in sensitive individuals.) POISON LOCATION: Seeds, bark leaves are all somewhat toxic, but the greatest concentration of the toxin occurs in the seeds their pods. If you grow Castor Beans in your garden and you have children it is safest to remove destroy the seed pods before they mature. POISON TYPE: Ricin, a poisonous protein, one of a group known as plant lectins. In the right amount concentration, Ricin is said to be one of the most toxic natural poisons in the world. It works by inhibiting the synthesis of more complex proteins in the intestinal wall, which in turn causes digestive distress. #1317