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About Lipstick Palm and Bread Tree

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Biennial

Type

Palm or Cycad
Palm or Cycad

Origin

Southeastern Asia
South Africa

Types

Red Lipstick Palm
Alexandria cycad, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos concinnus

Number of Varieties

166
0 40000
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Habitat

Riverbanks, Swamps, Tidal coastal areas
Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs

USDA Hardiness Zone

11-159-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10
12-8

Sunset Zone

H2
H1, H2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm290.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

370.00 cm240.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Black
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Green
Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow
Pinnate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
Needs very little water

In Summer

Moderate
Lots of watering

In Spring

Consistently
Moderate

In Winter

Ample Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Healthy tree
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Birds

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

-
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CYRTOSTACHYS renda
ENCEPHALARTOS altensteinii

Common Name

Lipstick Palm, Sealing Wax Palm
Bread Tree, Prickly Cycad

In Hindi

Lipstick Palm
Bread Tree

In German

Lipstick Palm
Brotbaum

In French

Lipstick Palm
Bread Arbre

In Spanish

Lápiz labial de Palm
Árbol del pan

In Greek

κραγιόν Palm
ψωμί Δέντρο

In Portuguese

batom palma
Árvore de pão

In Polish

szminka Palm
chleb Drzewo

In Latin

Lipstick Palm
panis ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Monocots
Equisetopsida

Order

Arecales
Cycadales

Family

Arecaceae
Cycadaceae

Genus

Cyrtostachys
Encephalartos

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

166
1 27800
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Properties of Lipstick Palm and Bread Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Lipstick Palm and Bread Tree? We provide you with everything About Lipstick Palm and Bread Tree. Lipstick Palm doesn't have thorns and Bread Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Lipstick Palm does not have fragrant flowers. Lipstick Palm has allergic reactions like and Bread Tree has allergic reactions like . 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 Bread Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Lipstick Palm and Bread Tree

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

Lipstick Palm and Bread Tree Physical Information

Lipstick Palm and Bread Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Lipstick Palm height is 610.00 cm and width 370.00 cm whereas Bread Tree height is 290.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Lipstick Palm and Bread Tree are as follows:

  • Lipstick Palm flower color: Light Yellow, Light Green and Ivory

  • Lipstick Palm leaf color: Red and Green

  • Bread Tree flower color:

  • Bread Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Lipstick Palm and Bread Tree

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