I can gladly help you out on the I D of this plant. What you have is a Castor Bean plant. This is grown as an annual in most of the United States, but grows into a 40' tall tree in its native Africa! Yet it reproduces as a "seedling" in the Northeast. Amazing! NEVER eat the "beans" that are produced. These are dangerously poisonous. They are the source of ricin, a poison that has been used by terrorists to kill, even in minute amounts. So, NEVER allow young children to eat any part of this plant! Warnings aside, it is a splendid plant to enjoy in one's garden!

Thank you for the speedy reply, palmfan! It sure is a splendid plant. Thank you for the warning about the beans...I never would have known that.

FWIW--There is a begonia called B. ricinifolia--because it has leaves that look rather like Castor Beans. Beautiful plant--and so's yours. Ours reseeds a lot, but is easy to pull.

Someone gave me some small castor bean plants once- they sprouted seed everywhere and were very invasive. I finished them off with roundup - never want them again - they tried to take up residence everywhere.