This large-leaved tropical plant grows mightily in the heat of summer, its statuesque stems supporting huge palmate leaves of deep green and red. Superb for creating a bold tropical look in the garden with stout stems supporting cherry-red bristly seedpods in mid to late summer. Popular in Victorian times, they looked very much at home accenting the front entrance or at the center of a circular bed with caladiums and coleus. Seeds extremely toxic, keep away from children and pets at all times. Self-sows—remove seedpods before seeds drop.