Lipstick

[chris.oz]

In Malaysia, in Kuala Terengganu I saw this spectacular Lippy.. Shot this with my phone.

Sorry about the quality.

Its not often you get shots of these in flower, and with such brilliant red.

Show us yours.

[chris.oz]

In Malaysia, in Kuala Terengganu I saw this spectacular Lippy.. Shot this with my phone.

Sorry about the quality.

Its not often you get shots of these in flower, and with such brilliant red.

Show us yours.

[Jastin]

I think i'm going to start painting my Chamaedorea plumosa crownshafts red so I can have some that look like that

[Wanderanwills]

It is great to see one flowering, hopefully all those really tropical Palm Talk members will show theirs.

Regards

Stephen

[ariscott]

you are one of them now, Steve....

[palmsOrl]

I posted this photo a few months ago, but here is my Cyrtostachys renda as of February 2011. In my experience, these don't mind drying out a bit, as long as they have their heat. Still better to keep them moist/wet though.

-Michael

[chris.oz]

Wow fantastic, I was beginning to think one of the holy grail of palms was really a myth.

I have shots of them in 4 different countries around the tropics. Is it a case of needing heat, or not tolerating cool ?

[peachy]

I cant take a photo of my 20 Lipstick babies, it would mean tidying up the kitchen and that ain't gunna happen. Chris they will live as a houseplant in Melbourne, you just have to chuck them outside during summer.

Peachy

[Tropicgardener]

Here is mine growing outside the front door......currently going through it's second winter in the garden.

[bubba]

This is the one at Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens after a very cold stetch in De. 2010:

[Alex]

Here is a picture of my lipstick palm in my sunroom. Getting to big for my home already

[Wanderanwills]

you are one of them now, Steve....

Yes, I know, no lipsticks in my new yard yet..

Regards

Stephen

[tiffchichi]

Fairchild 2011

[Peter Pacific]

For all those who never tire of seeing more shots of Lipsticks (I am included), here are a couple of mine...

This one is the tallest, about nine feet, no flowers yet.

The red trunks on this one are beautiful even though there are not many suckers.

Two small C. rendas flanking a room entrance, with a stork that temporarily took up residence.

Peter

[aussiearoids]

Wals lippy is over my head now.

Some great colour.

[Walter John]

Wals lippy is over my head now.

Some great colour.

Thank you Michael, much appreciated. Over your head you say ? That's it, I've got to visit later this year, bring Donna with me and grab a photo 'round the renda'.

[tropicbreeze]

The red trunks on this one are beautiful even though there are not many suckers.

Peter

One of mine (smaller) is producing lots of suckers. The one here looks more like a Colocasia runner than a palm.

[Jeff in St Pete]

C. renda photos from Costa Rica - As you can see, I take a lot of photos of them

Best palm deal ever...$10 each!

[paulgila]

nice ones jeff,especially the one i took!

[paulgila]

here are some from bogor,java.

[Mike in Nelson]

I cant take a photo of my 20 Lipstick babies, it would mean tidying up the kitchen and that ain't gunna happen. Chris they will live as a houseplant in Melbourne, you just have to chuck them outside during summer.

Peachy

It's all good, Peachy. I'd be interested to look at your messy kitchen along with the palms. My kitchen's a bloody mess half the time too.

[Tomw]

Man, I wish that these were more cold hardy!!!

[tjwalters]

These are truly beautiful palms. I'd still like to try one here as a potted specimen, spending the summers out doors and winters in the conservatory. I ordered seeds once from one of the large seed companies, but they did not germinate. I'm guessing it's pretty impossible to get these to germinate when obtained from one of the large seed companies, since the seeds are only viable for a few weeks. Anyone know of a source for fresh (right off the palm) seeds - preferably in the SE USA? (Maybe from, say, a PalmTalk member that would be willing to part with a few??? )

[rprimbs]

C. renda photos from Costa Rica - As you can see, I take a lot of photos of them

Best palm deal ever...$10 each!

I was just down in Costa Rica. The C. renda are great down there. There are so many great ones everywhere you look that they almost get boring after a while..

But now I've got the seeds and I'm growing some myself!

[Kumar]

Here is a photo of my disgruntled pot-planting of C. renda. Till six months ago the nursery owner who sold me this apparently had only the green variant in stock - this one was passed off as the real thing. I've been staring at it till I went blind, trying to catch a glimpse of red, but without luck. Make of it what you will.

[Kim]

Wow, some really incredible specimens and photos here! Costa Rica and Bogor Gardens are great inspiration.

Young as these are, they exhibit that unforgettable heart-stopping red. My humble contribution...

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[tjwalters]

Here is a photo of my disgruntled pot-planting of C. renda. Till six months ago the nursery owner who sold me this apparently had only the green variant in stock - this one was passed off as the real thing. I've been staring at it till I went blind, trying to catch a glimpse of red, but without luck. Make of it what you will.

Didn't know there was a green variant.

[Kim]

Isn't the green one Cyrtostachys elegans? Worry not, Kumar, this will be a beautiful palm for you. I've seen some beautiful examples in Hawaii.

[Trópico]

This is my five year old entire leaf variety (jk - I'm still waiting for the first pinnate frond). The red is there but still inconspicuous, more like a muted brownish burgundy. I just potted it up to see if it speeds up more.

Sorry to not impress you, but this one I can call my own, my precious!

[Zeeth]

This is my five year old entire leaf variety (jk - I'm still waiting for the first pinnate frond). The red is there but still inconspicuous, more like a muted brownish burgundy. I just potted it up to see if it speeds up more.

Sorry to not impress you, but this one I can call my own, my precious!

If you cut the suckers off when they grow, would the main one grow faster? I've got a seedling which I'm growing, and I plan to do that to speed it up to red sooner (once it gets to that point, it's a 3 leaf seedling at the moment), but if it won't grow faster I might leave it alone

[Trópico]

If you cut the suckers off when they grow, would the main one grow faster? I've got a seedling which I'm growing, and I plan to do that to speed it up to red sooner (once it gets to that point, it's a 3 leaf seedling at the moment), but if it won't grow faster I might leave it alone

I found that potting it up regularly speeds up growth. Probably it doesn't mind being rootbound, but enjoys more being slightly overpotted. I had it in a very tiny clay pot and it was just hanging by three roots. I was waiting for it to become more stable (grow more roots) before doing it's first pot up but it sat and did nothing for about 3 years. Then I gave up and repotted it very carefully. In about a week it started putting out new roots which finally stabilized it sufficiently and sped up leaf growth.

I'm cutting suckers as soon as I can grow each and every one in a separate pot (no waste of a good renda I say!).

[JASON M]

As you can see here, Paris Hilton has failed with her lipstick. It's on her teeth.

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wait... wrong lipstick?

;D

[The Silent Seed]

Now that is a purty palm! I think that's one of the nicest ones around

Now I just need to find some seeds of these!

[hanapalms]

This clump has shared some seed from Australia to Florida to Portugal. The photo is a couple years old and kinda dark. I got it started from a suckling off another plant I had back in the 80s. Taking the suckers off is a delicate job. I'll be separating some suckers soon, so I'll photograph the process and post it (if I remember). Haven't been as active in the garden lately, it's a jungle out there.

[Oliver K.]

Here's one I saw in Bogor Botanical Gardens. It's stunning tall and thus must be quite old.

Enjoy!

[Cindy Adair]

This photo is from 2008. I suspect that the trees in Univ. of Puerto Rico's Botanical Garden have gotten bigger since then-as my children in this photo surely have! I'll post updates of my 3 clumps when I take photos next month!

[Cindy Adair]

This photo is from 2008. I suspect that the trees in Univ. of Puerto Rico's Botanical Garden have gotten bigger since then-as my children in this photo surely have! I'll post updates of my 3 clumps when I take photos next month!

Only my largest lipstick got photographed last week. Happily all 3 seem fine.

[rprimbs]

Here is a photo of my disgruntled pot-planting of C. renda. Till six months ago the nursery owner who sold me this apparently had only the green variant in stock - this one was passed off as the real thing. I've been staring at it till I went blind, trying to catch a glimpse of red, but without luck. Make of it what you will.

When do they start to show the red? My little plants don't show any red. Does that mean they're Cyrtostachys elegans?

[rprimbs]

Okay, I saw this other post:

http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=25514

..so I see that it can take a little while to show some red. Horticulture is something else. Sometimes I feel like an expert, other times just a beginner..

Here mine are.

Edited August 28, 2011 by rprimbs