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Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada
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Re: What temperature without frost, do Basjoo leaves burn, and die?
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Originally Posted by siege2050
I am a bit scared of castor bean lol, its a awesome looking plant too. Trying to find a tetrapanax as a substitute.
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Awesome is the word. One of this years edition grew from a tiny seed in mid March
to a monster 11½ feet high in November, when I cut it down. The leaves were up
to 25 inches across, tip to tip.
But that is not the one, I am most proud of. To me the most noble and pure New
Zealand castor is the one with the darkest leaves. For that I sew at least ten for
each plant I want to keep, let them grow until the first set of secondary leaves is
well developed and then select the best colour. The colour of the primary leaves is
no indication of the plant's.
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