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Cyrtostachys renda - Lipstick Palm (3147 readers)
Contributed by amazon 02.11 2007 on 13:16:54 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on Title and Article's text

Popularly known as the sealing-wax palm or lipstick palm, this is one of the most colorful tropical palms. It is native to Malaysia, Borneo, and Sumatra where it grows in coastal peat swamps, sometimes reaching heights of over 15 feet. The crownshaft and petioles are brilliant scarlet (or orange in some varieties). ...

Aeschynanthus radicans - Lipstick Plant (8244 readers)
Contributed by amazon 02.11 2007 on 13:20:54 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Title and Article's text

Related to African violets and gloxinias, lipstick plants are members of the gesneriad family. Its easy to see the reason for their common name since the lobed red flowers emerging from a maroon sheath do resemble lipsticks in tubes. Natives of the West Indies, the plants grow as epiphytes in the wild, but theyre most comfortable in hanging baskets in the home. Blooms should come and go all year if the plant has suitable bright light and adequate water. The soil shouldnt dry out completely, but ...

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