What is this plant? Can someone please id it for me?

Thank you so much! :)

Neil

I showed a lot of pics to my kids including the flowers. I told them how dangerous they are. They are prepared for it. They usually don't touch my plants. They can't wait for me to sow it next year. Oh, I bought seeds last night so hopefully it should be here by weekend.

Can ricin be released if I break the seed with a hammer? I read that when ricin is inhaled(other than ingestion), it is dangerous. I'm asking this so that I become more aware of its features. :)

I was in Montreal last year and found lots of these growing in public parks where any kid could approach and eat a seed. However, when you see one growing, the seed pods don’t really look that edible, being all spiny and sea-urchin like. I went up close and examined them to see if any seeds were ripe but they weren’t that far along. Maybe they are more tempting when the pods burst open, but it’s hard to imagine.

My kids (almost grown now) were never tempted to eat anything in the garden, they wouldn’t even help themselves to cherry tomatoes. They both love raw broccoli but it took persuasion and assurances that it was safe, that it was really broccoli, before they would go out and snap off a piece. It’s like they didn’t recognize it as food unless they saw it in the kitchen!