Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Tree
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Eastern Asia
Types
Red Lipstick Palm
Acer palmatum
Number of Varieties
130
0
40000
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Habitat
Riverbanks, Swamps, Tidal coastal areas
Forest margins, gardens, Suburban areas, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-156-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
8-2
Sunset Zone
H2
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
Red, Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green
Burgundy, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green
Burgundy, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green
Red, Burgundy, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial 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
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season
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
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Healthy tree
Fungal Diseases
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Sore Eyes
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bark, Sap
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Grown for shade, Used in Furniture, Used in making musical instruments
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical, Water Gardens
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
CYRTOSTACHYS renda
ACER palmatum 'Fireglow'
Common Name
Lipstick Palm, Sealing Wax Palm
Fireglow Japanese Maple, Japanese Maple
In Hindi
Lipstick Palm
Fireglow मेपल
In German
Lipstick Palm
Fireglow Maple
In French
Lipstick Palm
fireglow Maple
In Spanish
Lápiz labial de Palm
Fireglow arce
In Greek
κραγιόν Palm
Fireglow Maple
In Portuguese
batom palma
Fireglow bordo
In Polish
szminka Palm
fireglow Klon
In Latin
Lipstick Palm
Viridis Maple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Monocots
Eudicotyledones
Order
Arecales
Sapindales
Family
Arecaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Cyrtostachys
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
1128
1
27800
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