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Combretum indicum |
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| | Blooming prolifically in late May |
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| Synonym(s) |
Quisqualis indica |
| Common name |
Rangoon creeper; Chinese honeysuckle |
| Family |
combretaceae |
| Life cycle |
woody vine (Z9-11)  |
| Flowers |
red |
| Size |
vine to 20' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
Tender evergreen vine native to tropical Asia, grown for its prolific fragrant flowers, which start out white and mature to pink or red. Leaves are opposite in arrangement. When happy, the vine grows vigorously, and needs a sturdy support. It is reportedly hardy in coastal Texas, although it dies back to the ground if temperatures drop too deep into the 20s. Which is exactly what it did when winter storm Uri hit Texas in February 2021.
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| | Returning from its roots after top-growth died in Feb '21 megafreeze |
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| | ...and blooming again by early June |
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| | Buds form by mid-May |
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| | Progression of color: the flowers open white in the morning from the top of the inflorescence, and fade via deep burgundy to light pink soon thereafter... |
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| | ...same cluster in the afternoon |
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| | New shoot after winter kill emerges burgundy |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: left fence border About my plant portraits
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April 06, 2025
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