Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
Red Lipstick Palm
Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum
Number of Varieties
145
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40000
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Habitat
Riverbanks, Swamps, Tidal coastal areas
Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-15-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
-
Sunset Zone
H2
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm7.60 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter
In Summer
Moderate
Ample Water
In Spring
Consistently
Less Watering
In Winter
Ample Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
Pests and Diseases
Healthy tree
-
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, 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
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CYRTOSTACHYS renda
COLCHICUM
Common Name
Lipstick Palm, Sealing Wax Palm
Colchicum
In Hindi
Lipstick Palm
colchicum
In German
Lipstick Palm
colchicum
In French
Lipstick Palm
colchique
In Spanish
Lápiz labial de Palm
Colchicum
In Greek
κραγιόν Palm
Colchicum
In Portuguese
batom palma
Colchicum
In Polish
szminka Palm
Colchicum
In Latin
Lipstick Palm
Colchicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Monocots
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Liliales
Family
Arecaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Cyrtostachys
Colchicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Wurmbaeiodeae
Number of Species
1160
1
27800
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