Lipstick Palm In Florida

The best feature is the bright red crownshaft that extends below the leaves up to 3 feet down the trunk.

Lipstick palm in florida. The leaves get to be 5 feet long with widely spaced leaflets. In the northern end of their grow zone red lipstick palms require indoor protection or heavy mulching during the winter months. The lipstick palm tree is not considered to be cold hardy or drought tolerant it prefers temperatures ranging from 75 to 85 f and should be kept evenly moist. They add a wonderful accent to any outdoor space garden or patio.

I bought the lipstick palm in march this year and have had no issues for now. Lipstick palms can grow up to fifteen to twenty feet tall palm fronds can grow up to two feet long. The lipstick palm is well known because of its brilliant red colored crownshaft. This is a 5 5 tall lipstick palm cyrtostachys renda grown in a 15 gallon container.

Red lipstick palms are easy to grow trees that require little care. Syn cyrtostachys lakka also known as the sealing wax palm. This is a feather type palm and it is the brilliant colour of the crown shaft that makes this such a stunning feature tree. The lipstick palm cyrtostachys renda commonly called sealing wax palm grows to a height of 20 feet.

I live in miami beach and the palm is still in its pot when i bought it. Purchase this from exotic palms s website. It is definitely a collectors palm and is one of the most beautiful and sought after palms in the world. The leaf sheath and crown of the lipstick palm frond is a brilliant red and each frond leaf is a feathery green.

Exotic palms miami florida learn more about exotic palms. Cyrtostachys species lipstick palm red sealing wax palm sealing wax palm cyrtostachys renda this item is available from the following companies. It s now probably 3 ft tall but not seeing the red yet it s more a brownish red for now. On jul 20 2019 janaiy from miami beach fl wrote.

During the summer months the tree has long panicles of whitish green flowers followed by small. The lipstick palm tree scientific name cyrtostachys renda considered to be rare and exotic because of the time it takes for a seed to germinate and palm availability tricky to grow the sealing wax palm needs high humidity a lot of water and is not tolerant of drought or wind. In cooler zones a containerized palm can be relocated indoors for the winter months. This beautiful palm has feather leaves of a deep emerald green on top and a bit lighter green underneath.

Feather like fronds grow upward and outward from multiple red bamboo like trunks. If you are looking for bright colours in the stems of a plant then maybe try cyrtostachys renda or lipstick palm.