Cheeseplant?

[poliphilo]

I think this is a cheeseplant. (Please tell me if you know better). It used to live in the house, but got too big and scraggy, so I moved it to the backyard- fully expecting its first winter to kill it off. Instead it has flourished as it never did indoors- and now stands as high as my chest.

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[aellia.livejournal.com]

Rained down here,too. Sun breaking throught now.
I wonder,how on earth, it it known as Castor Oil plant. I'm sure Castor oil doesn't come from it.
Maybe because it's shiney?
x

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I think you're right. I've been looking at pictures of castor oil plants online. They closely resemble what I've got.

Apparently castor oil is extacted from the plant's seed.