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Comment on A Fun Idea for Your Tropical Backyard Landscape – Castor Beans by Eric Harris

Eric Harris — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:32:21 +0000

Jennifer, many many plants that you wouldn't think of as being poisonous are. The leaves of tomato plants are toxic! I'm with you on the Castor Bean plant though. I would not plant it if you have small children. Unfortunately, I don't have a great substitute for a plant that looks so tropical and can grow to nearly 20ft tall from seed in a single season. Elephant Ears are great for shade but, at least here in Dallas, cannot be planted in full sun unless you want to stand by them with a water hose 24X 7. For sun, banana plants are an obvious choice. I've also had a lot of fun with Papaya grown from seed (see this article). I also like candlestick tree and even saw it in a home depot this season. Finally, think about plumeria and other show stoppers in big pots (see this article). Hope this helps. Be sure to do your own research as to toxicity of any plant you decide to use.

Comment on A Fun Idea for Your Tropical Backyard Landscape – Castor Beans by Jennifer McDaniel

Jennifer McDaniel — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:45:11 +0000

We just bought a new home with a pool and I’m already planning my tropical paradise next spring. I read this post and fell in love with the Castor Bean. I’m deeply saddened to discover how poisonous they are! We have small children and dogs so the castor plant is not for us.

Do you recommend anything similar without the risk? I was thinking large elephant ears, but what else??? I keep picturing those beautiful castor bean plants!!

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Comment on Is My Palm Tree Dead? by Eric Harris

Eric Harris — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:21:46 +0000

I just saw you’re in Dallas like me. Yes, this heat is negatively affecting everything, even these normally bullet proof palms. They will not stand for “wet feet”, but I cant imagine that you’d be over watering. I would bet just plain old heat / drought stress. Mine sure don’t look as good as they normally do this time of year. I try to give them some supplemental water by just letting a water hose slow drip for an extended time. There is not a plant on this planet I would bet that thrives in what we’ve been going through this summer (maybe some desert plants) here in the Dallas area. Hopefully, we’ll get some relief soon …

Cheers,

Eric