Striking red thing ID please

Saw this at Helmsley Walled Garden the other day and took a bit of a shine to it. Any idea what it is please?

 

Wow, I have no idea what it is but I want one!

 

Search Ricinus and see if that resembles this plant?

Gazania

 

It's a ricinus or caster oil plant , not hardy but easy from seed and very fast growing I've grown some this year from seeds in the seed swap :-)

 

Snap Gazania must have been typing the same time ;-)

 

Yes simbad. I've planted 3 of them out this year I grew from seed. They look pretty impressive when grown and flowering. I'm thinking of a 'hot' border next year and these might play a part. I have put some potted crocosmia by the ricinus to see if they go together.
You say they are not hardy. Have you got any plans for them over winter?
Gazania

 

This is the plant that they get the lethal poison Ricin from.
Used to kill that poor Russian in London.

Ricinus communis.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Ricinus communis,&client=firefox-a&hs=Pqb&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=rcs&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=1WIWUojkEImc0AXzrIFw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1536&bih=735

 

Couldn't think of his name... Georgi Markov.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgi_Markov

 

He was Bulgarian Silver Surfer.

Gardeners Corner have just put flowers on his grave.

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/for-angelina.53418/#post-708938

 

I stand corrected Ziggy.
Many thanks for the link.
How interesting that you visited his grave and took flowers so very recently

 

It grows wild here and seeds itself all over the place ... even on the beaches! Beautiful shrub especially the ones with the dark leaves.

 

Thanks all.

Shame I probably wont be growing it then if its so toxic.

 

Yeah they grow wild over here in places like this rubbish dump.


OH , hang on a minute, thats my allotment.

 

I didn't mean it like that my friend, I was just saying for the record

 

Oh dear Ziggy.. you did exactly the right thing to correct me!
Maybe that sounded a bit formal.
Russian was very wrong... very different from Bulgarian.
Never be afraid to correct me if I make a bad mistake such as that.