Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Perennial
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Southern Europe, Mediterranean
Types
Red Lipstick Palm
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Number of Varieties
1220
0
40000
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Habitat
Riverbanks, Swamps, Tidal coastal areas
Maritime Rocks, Stone and Masonry fences and walls
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-155-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
9-3
Sunset Zone
H2
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, 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
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Consistently
Moderate
In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Any balanced general purpose fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Healthy tree
Caterpillars, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Agroforestry
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Asthma, Bronchitis, Diarrhea
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical, Water Gardens
Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
CYRTOSTACHYS renda
IBERIS sempervirens
Common Name
Lipstick Palm, Sealing Wax Palm
Candytuft
In Hindi
Lipstick Palm
Candytuft
In German
Lipstick Palm
Schleifenblume
In French
Lipstick Palm
candytuft
In Spanish
Lápiz labial de Palm
candytuft
In Greek
κραγιόν Palm
candytuft
In Portuguese
batom palma
ibero
In Polish
szminka Palm
candytuft
In Latin
Lipstick Palm
Coleus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Monocots
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arecales
Brassicales
Family
Arecaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Cyrtostachys
Iberis
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
150
1
27800
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