Lipstick Palm

American Holly

About Lipstick Palm and American Holly

Lipstick Palm

American Holly

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas

1.4 Types

Red Lipstick Palm

Ilex opaca laxiflora,Ilex opaca opaca

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Riverbanks, Swamps, Tidal coastal areas

Coastal sand dunes, moist forests, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-155-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

370.00 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Oval Spiny Leaves

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Water Deeply

Average Water Needs, Drought Tolerant

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Consistently

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Ample Water

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Healthy tree

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Cold, epilepsy, Itching, Malaria, Pneumonia

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Bark, Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Used as a dyestuff, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in making tea

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical, Water Gardens

Feature Plant, Foundation, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CYRTOSTACHYS renda

ILEX opaca

7.2 Common Name

Lipstick Palm, Sealing Wax Palm

Christmas Holly

7.2.1 In Hindi

Lipstick Palm

American Holly

7.2.2 In German

Lipstick Palm

American Holly

7.2.3 In French

Lipstick Palm

American Holly

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lápiz labial de Palm

American Holly

7.2.5 In Greek

κραγιόν Palm

American Holly

7.2.6 In Portuguese

batom palma

American Holly

7.2.7 In Polish

szminka Palm

American Holly

7.2.8 In Latin

Lipstick Palm

American Holly

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Monocots

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Arecales

Celastrales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Aquifoliaceae

8.6 Genus

Cyrtostachys

Ilex

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1 27800

Properties of Lipstick Palm and American Holly

Wondering what are the properties of Lipstick Palm and American Holly? We provide you with everything About Lipstick Palm and American Holly. Lipstick Palm doesn't have thorns and American Holly doesn't have thorns. Also Lipstick Palm does not have fragrant flowers. Lipstick Palm has allergic reactions like Not Available and American Holly has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Lipstick Palm and American Holly and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Lipstick Palm and American Holly

Season and care of Lipstick Palm and American Holly is important to know. While considering everything about Lipstick Palm and American Holly Care, growing season is an essential factor. Lipstick Palm season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and American Holly season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Lipstick Palm is Loam and for American Holly is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Lipstick Palm is Acidic, Neutral and for American Holly is Acidic, Neutral.

Lipstick Palm and American Holly Physical Information

Lipstick Palm and American Holly physical information is very important for comparison. Lipstick Palm height is 610.00 cm and width 370.00 cm whereas American Holly height is 760.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Lipstick Palm and American Holly are as follows:

Lipstick Palm flower color: Light Yellow, Light Green and Ivory
Lipstick Palm leaf color: Red and Green
American Holly flower color: White
American Holly leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Lipstick Palm and American Holly

Care of Lipstick Palm and American Holly include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lipstick Palm pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape and American Holly pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Lipstick Palm needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Ample Water. Whereas, in summer American Holly needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.