OutsideprideGibsonii Castor Bean Seeds - 50 Pcs Annual Quick-Growing Tropical Flower Seeds for Planting Vibrant Foliage & Colorful Blooms for Eye-Catching Borders, Gardens & Landscapes

Second set of seeds these are beautiful plants the leaves are gorgeous they grew over 4 ft and I didn't plant till July staring early can get up to 6 ft. The bean is poisonous so I harvested mine and left them in a container in my garage .

Slow to start, then grew like crazy. 6 feet and still growing. Leaves are about 20 inches across. Use stakes to help support main stem. You'll only need to buy once as seeds are proliffic. (Highly poisonous so don't use if you have kids around ). You can always remove flower stems before seeds form.

Seeds germinated fine. All of the plants went to seed very quickly. The leaves have a shallow tint of purple, but are mostly green. The seed pods are a bright pink, not red. They do grow slow and are on the small side; I think they will make great container plants. Very beautiful. 4 star because I was expecting a deep purple which they are not. Still very pretty though and happy with purchase. They were delivered promptly and came from USA not China.

I received my shipment quickly. I soaked all seeds in water overnight to speed germination. I planted all seeds in a common pot. They broke ground in about 5 days! I transplanted each plant in its own pot.Roots looked good today as I was transplanting. I believe 45 seeds out of 50 germinated. Some of the other seeds were slow to sprout and just one looked like a "dud'. I'm patient - I believe 49 out of 50 will make it. Maybe all will make it!The shipping was quick, the price was right, the seeds germinated and seem to be growing very quickly. I'm anxious to see the mature plant. Yes! I would purchase from this vendor in the future. Seems like a healthy product and good quality.

I planted 30 seeds, 25 germinated = 80+% germination rate. 51 usable seeds in packet. I planted 24 seeds in a recycled clear mixed salad green container with transparent top and no drain holes filled 1/2 to 2/3 full with potting soil; seeds 1/4" deep. Kept soil moist and container covered. Germination in10 days. 6 seeds planted in 6-pack and kept covered. Leave cover off 4-5 days after germination. Transplant after root development (2-3 weeks).

When I started all of these seeds which were eight I had all eight plants come up when I transplanted them they seem to continue to grow however very very slow and it has been upwards of 70 to 90 degrees. In the past when I have bought Castor beans locally I generally have them come up like I did with these and within a matter of weeks they are very Hardy and growing fast. We'll see how it goes it is now June 8 2018 and I will update this sometime in August. I also took a picture of the plants that are around in my yard. They have been now growing for about 5 weeks.

I planted 5 seeds in seed starting mix, kept them warm, moist, and in the light. Every one of them has come up. They are only about 4" tall at the moment, so they are ready to pot up and be brought into the house for the winter. I will update my review in the spring to see if they survive the winter indoors. I'm in zone 9b, so I hope they can survive the winter next year with some protection from the frost along with citrus and bananas.

Only two of 11 seeds started, sprouted:( I've grown castor bean plants b4, these seeds were/are no good.