Two beauties in my life......

My new delight...The Rangoon Creeper

THE Rangoon Creeper is a local gem with lush green foliage and cascading branches. The plant, which produces flowers in three different colours, is listed as one of the 50 most beautiful vines in the book, Flowering Vines Of The World by Dr Edwin A. Menninger.

I once read that an extract of this plant is used as an ingredient in toiletries brand, Victoria’s Secret Honeysuckle & White Patchouli hydrating body lotion.

The vertical plant requires little space to grow and blooms profusely.
Plant profile
Scientific name: Quisqualis indica
Synonym: Quisqualis densiflora
Family: Combretaceae (the white mangroves or Indian almond family)
Common name: Rangoon Creeper, Chinese Honeysuckle, Drunken Sailor, Burma Creeper. In Cuba, it is called Jasmine Manzano, meaning apple jasmine.
Malay name: Akar dani
Origin: Myanmar to New Guinea
It is native to Malaysia and Southeast Asia where it grows in thickets or in secondary forests.
Category: Evergreen perennial and scrambling climber (liana)