Bixa orellana (Lipstick tree) - Image 12

Botanical name: Bixa orellana

Common names: Lipstick tree, Annatto, Achiote

Family: Bixaceae

Origin: Tropical South America

USDA Plant Hardiness MapLarge shrub 5-10 ft tallSmall tree 10-20 ftFull sunModerate waterWhite, off-white flowersPink flowersSpice or herb plant


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Bixa orellana - seeds

Lipstick tree, Annato. This erect shrub with large, glossy green, prominently veined leaves that can become a small tree several feet tall. It is grown as a garden ornamental less for its pale pink flowers, which last only one day, than for its highly decorative two-valved seed pods, covered with soft, deep red hairs.
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