Buy Beautiful Madhumalati (Rangoon Creeper) Plant - Decorate Your Garden with Vibrant Blooms

Common name :Rangoon Creeper, Burma Creeper

Regional name:Marathi - Madhu Malati, Rangunachavel, Hindi - Rangoon-ki-bel, Bengali - Sandhyamalati, Gujarati - Barmasinivel, Kannada - Rangoon Kempumalle, Punjabi - Lal Malti, Tamil - Irangunmalati, Telugu - Ettaguttilativva

Category :Climbers, Creepers & Vines, Shrubs

Family: Combretaceae or Terminalia family

Light:Sun growing, Semi shade

Water:Normal, Can tolerate more

Primarily grown for:Flowers

Flowering season:Year-around flowering, Flowers in flushes throughout the year

Flower or Inflorescence color:Single flower has many colors viz., Red, Light Pink, White

Foliage color:Green

Plant Height or length:More than 12 meters

Plant Form:Climbing or growing on support

Special Character:

• Indigenous (native to India)
• Fragrant flowers or leaves
• Auspicious or Feng Shui plant
• Plant for puja or prayer flower or leaves
• Can grow on trellis or chain link fencing
• Attracts butterflies

Generally available in India in quantities of:

Over hundreds

Plant Description:

- A beautiful tropical climber. Its mild fragrance and ease of growing make it popular.
- Planted in temples - especially in South India.
- Native of India, Burma to Philippines.
- Clambering shrub with soft light green wirey stems that later turn woody.
- Pubescent (hairy) leaves.
- Beautiful fragrant flowers with petals.
- Red when in bud - opening white but later changing to pink.
- Corolla tube slender, greenish about 5 cm long 5 lobes expanded about 2.0 cm across.
- Can be grown very well in pots.

Growing tips:

- Its a popular climber in tropical garden.
- Hardy, quick growing plants.
- Needs strong support as plants are long lived.
- The plants need thorough pruning of inter laced shoots & dry flowers stalks after flowering is over.
- Suitable for growing in pots. Should be given an appropriate support to grow on.