Rangoon-creeper

Rangoon-creeper Care

Combretum Indicum

What is the plant

Quisqualis is a vigorous, fast-growing, climbing shrub growing up to 8 metres tall. The much-branched stems can grow up to 20 metres long in tropical climates.The plant is a popular traditional medicine and is also grown as an ornamental hedge. It is widely cultivated in the tropics and subtropics, sometimes also in the warm temperate zone, as an ornamental climber for clothing arches, climbing into trees etc. It has fragrant white flowers, which become pink with age. In the Tropics of Africa and SE Asia everywhere cultivated for production of the drug (fruits and seeds).

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

min 4°C

Hardiness zone

10 - 11

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
This native to tropical and sub-tropical climes, needs sun and water on a regular basis. Allow enough time to let the soil dry a little bit before watering it again.
Pruning
Cut plants back to shape the shrub in early spring before flowering June to September.When you’ve given the vine the best growing conditions, you will have to prune plants regularly to keep it in bounds.
Fertilizer
As for fertilizers, doesn’t require heavy feeding. If your soil lacks nutrients, add composted cow manure or granular fertilizer. Fertilize twice a year, once in the fall and once in spring. Avoid fertilizers high in nitrogen as it will encourage healthy foliage growth at the expense of flowering.

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Sunlight
flowering Rangoon Creeper can thrive in both full sun and part shade.
Soil
This non-fussy grower can tolerate and thrive in most soils. If the soil is well-drained and pH-adaptable, the vine will keep spreading and flowering abundantly.
Temperature
While it is tolerant of humidity and very poor growing conditions, it defoliates with the slightest of frost. It succeeds in tropical, subtropical and temperate climes where it’s usually warm and humid.