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I was pulled to this plant by my nose literally. The fragrance pulled me and my dog came over to take a look and to pick a couple of flower clusters to take home. Such a wonderful smell. That was years ago and I still remember the moment perfectly.Rangoon creeper is a tropical vine popular for its color-changing blooms. The name of the genus Quisqualis is Latin for what is this. Early plant explorers collected various forms of the plant-shrubby, vine, with or without spines, varying foliage and flower colors, without realizing they were from the same plant. It must have been a frustrated taxonomist who eventually applied its quizzical name.The flower color is white when it first opens and darkens to pink and finally dark red as it matures. Each flower spike may exhibit all stages of the flower color at one time. The fruit is rarely produced, but is red maturing to brown, dry and five-angled or winged.