Life Span
Perennial
  
Perennial
  
Type
Palm or Cycad
  
Grass
  
Origin
Southeastern Asia
  
China
  
Types
Red Lipstick Palm
  
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
  
Number of Varieties
Not Available
  
Habitat
Riverbanks, Swamps, Tidal coastal areas
  
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
  
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-15
  
8-12
  
AHS Heat Zone
12-10
  
12 - 7
  
Sunset Zone
H2
  
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
  
Habit
Clump-Forming
  
Clump-Forming
  
Plant Size
  
  
Minimum Height
1,070.00 cm
  
38
Minimum Width
Not Available
  
Plant Color
  
  
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
  
Pale White
  
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
  
Bicolor
  
Fruit Color
Black
  
Not Available
  
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green
  
Light Green
  
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Green
  
Green
  
Shape
  
  
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
  
Acicular
  
Thorns
No
  
No
  
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
  
Growing Conditions
  
  
Sunlight
Partial Sun
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Growth Rate
Slow
  
Very Fast
  
Type of Soil
Loam
  
Loam, Sand
  
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
  
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
  
Well drained
  
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
  
Not Available
  
Repeat Bloomer
No
  
No
  
Tolerances
Wet Site
  
Drought
  
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
  
Container, Ground
  
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
  
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
  
Plant Maintenance
Medium
  
Medium
  
Watering Plants
  
  
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
  
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
  
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
  
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
  
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
  
Pests and Diseases
Healthy tree
  
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
  
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
  
Drought
  
Flowers
Showy
  
None
  
Flower Petal Number
Single
  
Single
  
Fruits
  
  
Showy Fruit
Yes
  
No
  
Edible Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrance
  
  
Fragrant Flower
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Leaf
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Bark/Stem
No
  
No
  
Showy Foliage
Yes
  
Yes
  
Showy Bark
Yes
  
Yes
  
Foliage Texture
Coarse
  
Coarse
  
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
  
Matte
  
Evergreen
No
  
No
  
Invasive
No
  
No
  
Self-Sowing
No
  
No
  
Attracts
Birds
  
Beetles, Bugs, Mites
  
Allergy
Not Available
  
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress
  
Uses
  
  
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
  
Showy Purposes
  
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Edible Uses
No
  
No
  
Environmental Uses
Not Available
  
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
  
Plant Benefits
  
  
Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
  
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity
  
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
  
Stem, Tree trunks
  
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
  
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
  
Used As Indoor Plant
Yes
  
No
  
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
  
Yes
  
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical, Water Gardens
  
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
  
Botanical Name
CYRTOSTACHYS renda
  
BAMBUSA beecheyana
  
Common Name
Lipstick Palm, Sealing Wax Palm
  
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo
  
In Hindi
Lipstick Palm
  
बांस
  
In German
Lipstick Palm
  
Verklumpung Bambus
  
In French
Lipstick Palm
  
clumping Bamboo
  
In Spanish
Lápiz labial de Palm
  
clumping Bamboo
  
In Greek
κραγιόν Palm
  
συσσώρευση μπαμπού
  
In Portuguese
batom palma
  
bambu aglutinação
  
In Polish
szminka Palm
  
zbicie bambus
  
In Latin
Lipstick Palm
  
clumping Bamboo
  
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Tracheophyta
  
Magnoliophyta
  
Class
Monocots
  
Liliopsida
  
Order
Arecales
  
Cyperales
  
Family
Arecaceae
  
Poaceae
  
Genus
Cyrtostachys
  
Bambusa
  
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
  
Tribe
Not Available
  
Bambuseae
  
Subfamily
Not Available
  
Bambusoideae
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Season and Care of Lipstick Palm and Clumping Bamboo
Season and care of Lipstick Palm and Clumping Bamboo is important to know. While considering everything about Lipstick Palm and Clumping Bamboo Care, growing season is an essential factor. Lipstick Palm season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Clumping Bamboo season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Lipstick Palm is Loam and for Clumping Bamboo is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Lipstick Palm is Acidic, Neutral and for Clumping Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.
Lipstick Palm and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information
Lipstick Palm and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Lipstick Palm height is 610.00 cm and width 370.00 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Lipstick Palm and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:
Lipstick Palm flower color: Light Yellow, Light Green and Ivory
Lipstick Palm leaf color: Red and Green
Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
- Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green
Care of Lipstick Palm and Clumping Bamboo
Care of Lipstick Palm and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lipstick Palm pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Lipstick Palm needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Ample Water. Whereas, in summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.