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Ricinus Zanzibarensis
Hi,
I have sown 3 seeds for Ricinus Zanzibarensis, however two of the seedlings have red/pink stems and leaf veins. One of them is completely green. Does someone knows if i could have sown 2 different species. all three were grown in the same conditions and spots. All seeds were plain brown.
I want to be sure I will be planting one real Zanzibarensis in the ground.
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Seed grown plants will also show some variation, though at this stage it does look as though one of your plants won’t have the strong red colouration. Let a few more leaves mature and see what happens 😁
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Thanks Craig! On other forums i had the same reply that there is some color variation on this Ricinus species. Do they really get tall like 4 meters? I heard different stories but eventually it depends on the spot and fertilisers i guess..
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Yes they can grow very tall in one season. The tallest I got was around 3m in full sun planted into very rich compost. It’s the plants featured in this video about growing ricinus from seed: https://youtu.be/KXsR8dBQq_8
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Thanks! I’m familiar with the impala red that reached 2,5 meters last year. Hoping the zanzibarensis will grow higher 🙂 keep up the good work i love your video’s 👍🏼
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Cheers @hoekievld , I look forward to seeing update photos of your Ricinus plants through the season 😁👍
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