Thank you so much! the information is extremely helpful. I just got them, and the single looks good, the double arrived with few leaves and seems to be not that great.

how large of a container do you use? When do you provide compost? sorry about the questions, but I am eager to grow them, and super excited to find someone who has done so successfully.

Glad to be of help. The plastic grow tub looks like it might be 20G (18" diameter, 17" deep). I haven't moved it since I planted the vine, and after several years the tub is still intact without any cracks. If the roots have forced their way through the bottom, I haven't seen any evidence of it. I keep the container top-dressed with compost throughout the tropical season. The higher the heat index, the greater RC's appetite. When the level drops, it's time to add more. Except for a final goodnight snack of fertilizer, I stop feeding it after tropical summer is replaced by tolerable summer. Good news: Despite back-to-back nights of freezing temperatures, the monster remains evergreen.

Thanks a lot for the information, I am going to copy what you are doing!! Is yours the single or double? I got both and while the single looks fine, the double is struggling.

Until you mentioned it, I wasn't aware of the single vs. double distinction. My Rangoon creeper has always been vigorous and healthy. Does the single perform better than the double?

I just planted both, so will have to wait and see. So far, the double shed most of the leaves, but is alive. Hoping that as it warms up it will do better. Single came to me in great shape, lots of roots and once planted, it did not lose its leaves. Now I see new leaf buds. So far it does seem more vigorous, but in all fairness, its been just a few weeks since I planted them.

My new ones are sprouting leaves now. Cant wait to see what they do over summer

Jasminegal, do you have yours in full sun? My single is in full sun and my double is in morning sun.

My single has a few blooms and the double has some buds!! I am over the moon...what do I need to do to keep the blooms coming through the summer?

what do I need to do to keep the blooms coming through the summer?

(1) Don't let it dry out and (2) fertilize it. Monthly applications of a slow-release organic fertilizer keep mine blooming all summer. I've never used a high-phosphate fertilizer because I haven't had to. (3) Vines generally prefer to have their feet in the shade. If the container receives of lot of summer sun, pile on the mulch.

Mine is in a large self watering planter, so hopefully it is good water wise. I will make sure I mulch them well.

What fertilizer would you reccomend?

I'm biased toward organic fertilizer, so I use Soil Mender's Yum Yum Mix 2-1-1. Medina Growin Green has also worked well. I've never had to use anything as potent as bone meal to keep the blooms coming. Just for the fun of it, I also add a handful of earthworm castings.

Mine is about to bloom for the second time this year, both the single and double have buds. Peak summer, they put of growth but no blooms. They got plenty of water.

ETA: both varieties seem vigorous to me both in growth and blooming. I dont know what they will do during winter tho!

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. I don’t see my post so I will repost it. I grow my Rangoon creepers in 3 x 3 x 3‘ parts they are plastic. I bought them at 4 feet and now they’re 6 feet tall. They need lots of mourning sunlight. They also need extreme amount of drainage so I took a three-quarter inch drill bit and drilled for holes in my plastic pots drainage is the secret. Also I use super thrive. Do you not use miracle grow miracle grow is a chemical and it’s like Giving a drug it wants more and more. With the super thrive it will take what it needs with miracle grow it just needs more chemicals more chemicals and more chemicals and it won’t thrive. There is an organic miracle grow if you choose to use that but super thrive brings plants back from the dead. So drastically cut back your vines. It’s gonna break your heart but you got to do it. I now have new growthAnd all it needs now is the sunshine

Correction I grow mine and 3 x 3 x 3’ plastic pots for the same reason you do we have a cement yard with Bermuda grass on top so I cannot plan anything in the ground

Very happy with them this year, have been keeping them well watered and fed and they are blooming pretty continuously so far. Both lost all their leaves even with a very mild winter and came back around april.

Mine is not in a container, but just wanted to share a pic all the same.

Wow -- that's beautiful! Looks like it gets lots of sun. In what sort of climate do you grow it? North, south, east, west ... Texas?

Beautiful! How old is it?

Rose, I’m in the South. Louisiana.

Rekha, it’s about 6 years old. These two plants are actually cuttings from a plant i had in my previous house, which was too big to transplant. So I planted some cuttings from it when we moved.

With the crazy low temps we are expecting, im.not sure what will happen to these here !

Any updates from those who had the polar vortex? I covered and wrapped Christmas lights but lost power for 3 days!

It's not the same, but your question prompted me to check my Ragoon creeper in the ground. The stems are still green below the surface. Pretty good for a tropical vine! I'm sure the snow in San Antonio helped.

Sorry, just seeing this. We had a deep freeze and freeing rain in Louisiana for a full 3-4 days. I covered the Rangoon creeper at the ground level as well as throw a tarp on top. I check it every day or so, and think I’m seeing some greening up of the wood way at the bottom. Not sure if I’m deluding myself. Keeping my fingers crossed and will update soon.

Both mine, the double and single look totally dead:(