Quisqualis Indica Or Rangoon Creeper

Quisqualis Indica

Quisqualis indica Or Rangoon Creeper is freely branching, perennial climber, erect and shrub-like when young. Mid- to deep green leaves, 8-18cm long, are elliptic to elliptic-oblong with rounded to heart-shaped bases, long, sharp tips, and prominent veins. In summer and autumn, bears slender-tubed, fragrant flowers, 4-7cm long, with 5 spreading lobes, in pendent, terminal racemes, 10cm long; initially white, they change to pink and purplish red then bright red over a 3-day period.