Hemi Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 Anyone having success growing Lipstick Palms in South Florida? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Adair Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 There is one at the public Morningside park palmetum and I know of at least one in the yard of a resident in that neighborhood. I saw them both last month. 1 Cindy Adair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco305 Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 Your best bet in growing them would probably be in the keys or as close to the ocean as possible in miami. It seems they are even more tropical than the regular areca palms 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FtLaudLipstick Posted December 8, 2021 Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 Hi. I live in Fort Lauderdale and I’ve had extremely great success in growing and multiplying my lipstick palms. I have over a dozen with some over 10 feet tall. I’m hoping that I’ll be able to keep them going during this 2021-2022 winter months as long as it doesn’t drop below 45 degrees for long periods. I think my plants have evolved with some tolerance to periods of cold that we have in south Florida. Either way I’m happy to share pictures and some information about my babies. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted December 8, 2021 Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 I grow them in pots in Ft Myers. Thinking of trying one in the ground. I have them on furniture dollies, so I can move into garage for cold or hurricanes. Almost getting too big to fit. Working on producing more. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FtLaudLipstick Posted December 8, 2021 Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 I started with them in pots around 2015 and they just got to big to move them around so I put them in the ground. I purchased some electric heaters for a few nights that it got very cold over the years and I would wrap them in some material that I was able to find. Since then I’ve not worried so much about them during cold spells and they’ve been just fine. Hoping for a not so cold winter this season. I now have to cut into some to multiply them and put some more in pots because the ones in my red forest are just getting so thick and spreading over a relatively small area that I have around 8 big ones in the ground. Good luck with yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Adair Posted December 8, 2021 Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 Very impressive to see these growing so well in FL north of the Keys! Congratulations! Cindy Adair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbernstein Posted December 8, 2021 Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 We grow two 8ft. clumps in the mud/water of the cypress slough area of Pinecrest Gardens. They don't get enough direct sun for great color or vigorous growth. They've been in the ground for several years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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