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tapla said: I don't have a vested interest in what @Dewberry uses to cover the fence, but I would like to lay to rest some of the near hysteria commonly associated with the castor bean plant. It's pretty much 'much ado about nothing'.

Horticultural myth re the toxicity level of castor bean plant parts laid to rest.

Link: https://www.gardenmyths.com/ca...

Al

I don't appreciate being painted as "hysterical", not one little bit.

I'll take the CDC over a random web page.

https://emergency.cdc.gov/agen....

According to them ingestion of castor bean CAN result in ricin poisoning.

It isn't "hysterical" to suggest being cautious about kids and dogs exposure to it.

Sheesh.