Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Tree
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Australia
Types
Red Lipstick Palm
Acacia aneura, Corkwood
Number of Varieties
115
0
40000
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Habitat
Riverbanks, Swamps, Tidal coastal areas
Scrubs, tussock grasslands, Upland savannas
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-1510-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-10
Sunset Zone
H2
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm550.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
Lemon yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Green
Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Long Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun
Full Sun
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
Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
Do not water excessively
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
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Healthy tree
Insects, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Asthma, Eye irritation, Headache, Nose Irritation, Throat itching, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Sap, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a dye, Wood is used fore making tools
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical, Water Gardens
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
CYRTOSTACHYS renda
ACACIA aneura
Common Name
Lipstick Palm, Sealing Wax Palm
Mulga, True Mulga
In Hindi
Lipstick Palm
Mulga
In German
Lipstick Palm
Mulga
In French
Lipstick Palm
Mulga
In Spanish
Lápiz labial de Palm
Mulga
In Greek
κραγιόν Palm
mulga
In Portuguese
batom palma
Mulga
In Polish
szminka Palm
Mulga
In Latin
Lipstick Palm
Mulga
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Monocots
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arecales
Fabales
Family
Arecaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Cyrtostachys
Acacia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
130
1
27800
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