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Quisqualis indica

Genus: Quisqualis
Specific Epithet: indica
Common Name: Rangoon creeper
Family: Combretaceae

Flower Color: white, then pink/red
Form: perennial vine/climber
Hardiness Zone: 10
Height: usually 15-20' but may reach 70'
Soil: well-drained soil
Sun: full sun or partial shade

Uses: ornamental, medicinal

"Rangoon creeper is a rampant climber of the Combretaceae family. It will freeze to the ground in Zone 8b and emerges in mid-May with growth of 15 to 20 feet in one growing season. The fragrant white flowers grow in pendent racemes, quickly changing to pink then red, making a spectacular show. Our 11-year-old plant is a cutting from a very old plant that survived the tornado of 1983. It is one of the more difficult plants to propagate, with only a 1 or 2% success rate." – Madalene Hill, Promising Plants Presentation, 2004

Plant Source: Gardino Nursery, Delray Beach, Florida

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