Combretum indicum, also known as the Chinese honeysuckle or Rangoon creeper, is a vine with red flower clusters and is found in Asia. It is found in many other parts of the world either as a cultivated ornamental or run wild.
Other names for the plant include Quiscual (in Spanish), Niyog-niyogan (in Filipino), Madhu Malti or Madhumalti (in Hindi), Madhuri lota and Modhumonjori (in Bengali; named by Rabindranath Tagore), Malati (in Assamese), Madhumaloti (in Manipuri), Akar Dani (in Malay) and Radha Manoharam (in Telugu) Vilayati chambeli (in Marathi), and Irangum malli (in Tamil) .
An extremely spectacular vine that just loves showing off throughout the year in tropical heat. When in full bloom, the beauty will be dramatically covered with long trusses of tricoloured flowers that are very showy and truely a traffic-stopper. It blooms profusely and non-stop too, all year round.The beautifully coloured flower clusters with pendulous trumpet-shaped flowers open first white, then turn pink and end up deep pink, bright red or reddish purple over a 3-day period , displaying the various colouring stages altogether on one and the same flower stalk. The flowers exude an intoxicating fragrance at night. The scent is sweet, fruity and unforgettable.The flowers provide a lilting fragrance in the night.
My third son is very fond of the flowers and their fragrance.
Some of the pictures of the flowers from my garden.
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