Lipstick Palm Tree
The lipstick palm is a beautiful, versatile tree that will add multiple colors to your landscape.
They are extremely popular grown in containers, as a
clump, or a privacy screen.
It is also known as
the red palm and sealing wax palm.
The reason is their crownshaft had the same bright color of the special wax used to seal documents.
This is one of the palms that can tolerate very wet areas.
The soil should be well drained but can remain flooded for quite awhile without hurting this palm.
This water hungry tree shouldn't ever have the soil go dry.
lipstick palm treeLipstick Palm Appearance
This beautiful palm has feather leaves of a deep emerald green on top and a bit lighter green underneath.
The leaves get to be 5 feet long with widely spaced leaflets.
The best feature is the bright red crownshaft that extends below the leaves up to 3 feet down the trunk.
The red color continues into the stem of the leaf.
This is the source of the name lipstick palm.
Only a name given to this red variety.
The rest of the trunk is green.
There are scars from old leaves leaving white rings all the way down.
This tree bears white flower clusters of both sexes on each tree.
Once pollinated the flowers turn to a small round fruit blackish in color once ripe.
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Care and Growth
The lipstick palm is a water lover and needs a lot of moisture.
One place to put this tree is in a container that is partly submerged in a water feature.
Make sure to leave the top of the soil exposed for the best results the rest of the soil can be downright soggy.
It is perfect if you are trying to add color to a pond when you are looking for the tropical look.
Not the easiest tree to start from seed. It could take some time for it to sprout. A better way is to split of some off the suckers from the cluster to start elsewhere.
Quick info:
- Scientific name: Cyrtostachys renda
- Minimum temp 35°F, zones 10-11
- 25-30 feet tall, gets 10-15 feet wide
- clumping variety
- Any type of soil but should contain some sand & humus or peat for moisture retention
- water needs are high
- Part shade when young will tolerate full sun once mature
It is considered a slow grower getting up to 25-30 feet tall and 10-20 feet wide. Can get to over 50 feet tall in it's native habitat.
The clumping effect will produce multiple stems or trunks at varying heights giving you one of the best looking privacy screens you could ask for.
They have very little salt tolerance and needs to be kept out of any freezing conditions.
Lipstick Palm TreeCC Photo by: Daniel Rengelm
This tree prefers part shade but will do okay in full sun when it is a bit more mature. Feed a good water soluble palm fertilizer and a bit more often with the higher water consumption.
It will grow in any type of soil as long as it stays wet enough.
CC Original photo by: Alan Kotok
Lipstick palm tree beside pondSame goes with containers. Keeping them moist will be your only challenge but perfect for those spots where some other palms won't do well.
The lipstick palm originates from the swamps and rain-forests in Southeast Asian countries like Thailand and Malaysia.
You may have already guessed that it has become very popular for gardeners and landscapers around the world.
It can be planted anywhere you may need water hungry plants and want a mix of beautiful color.
More Landscaping Ideas
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- Large Palm Trees for Landscapes There are many majestic looking large palm trees you could use in your landscape. Some are perfect as a centerpiece display, or to line laneways
- Cold Hardy Palm Trees There are more varieties of cold hardy palm trees than you may think. There are kinds that can withstand below freezing temperatures and snow.
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