Nicotine & castor oil

Call me unhinged , but that ’s what comes to mind when I see this beautiful combo from the display garden at Blithewold Mansion & Gardens in Bristol , Rhode Island . The pink anthesis baccy ( Nicotiana mutabilis , one-year ) is closely related to the cigarette - type , Nicotiana tabacum , while the caster bean ( Ricinus communis‘Pretty Purple ’ , annual ) , is , indeed , the seed for castor petroleum , and for the poison ricin , for that matter . In fact , you should believe twice about growing castor bean , no matter how adorable the burgundy mixture are , if you have small children or pets that care to snack in the garden , since this flora is strongly poisonous . But oh , how nice these two look together ! While Kris Green and Gail Read , the nurseryman in charge of the display garden at Blithewold , would care to take recognition for this design , they say that the wind is what placed the tobacco seeds next to the castor dome , and the rest is account .

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