Combretum indicum Seeds | Quisqualis Indica
LATIN NAME: Combretum indicum
COMMON NAME: Rangoon Creeper
Plant Profile
Combretum indicum, commonly known as Rangoon Creeper, is an evergreen, twining climber in the combretum family. The Rangoon creeper is sweet, pink cascade of warm wall, and fine, tubular flowers open in hanging clusters. Its appeal to pollinating insects adds a second, ecological layer to its ornamental one. The ratio of effort to reward here is about as good as gardening gets.
Science & Biotechnology
As part of the combretum family, Combretum indicum contributes to research on plant classification and adaptation, while nurseries and gardeners continue to trial it for cultivation. Continuing work by breeders and collectors keeps good seed of this species moving through the trade.
Uses & Benefits
Beyond its ornamental appeal, Rangoon Creeper has the practical versatility that makes a plant worth growing from seed year after year. The Rangoon creeper is a fine, bold climber of warm wall and tropical garden. It is a fine, bold climber of open, sunny, deep, moist, well-drained garden. Give climber a warm, sunny wall and a little feed in growing season for long flush of pink cascades. Mature plants need little attention in a well-chosen position.
Combretum species have extensive African folk-medicine records for infections and fevers, and the related bushwillow gave science the combretastatins, vascular-disrupting compounds studied in cancer research.
Growing from Seed
Raising Rangoon Creeper from seed is straightforward. Broadcast the seed thinly over a fine, free-draining compost, sieve a little more compost on top, and water with a fine rose. Transplant the sturdiest seedlings to their permanent spots and let them develop without disturbance.
Our Take
Once established, Rangoon Creeper largely looks after itself. Keep the sowing evenly moist at the start — that is the one real requirement.
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