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Fucshia

 
Description: Fuchsias are popular garden shrub. There are about 100–110 species of Fuchsia.

Newest Review: ... and the flowers at the end, they start as a teardrop shaped coloured items then explode with colour and life. The simplest ones will have a bell shaped interior and a number of petals on the outside, the more exotic ones will have-instead of a simple bell- a number of ruffles, and are quite spectacular. The come in a wide range of colour and colour combinations, from white, intense red and ... more

 ... the deepest purple. One small plant can hold 20-30 flowers at a single time making a very spectacular display! To keep the plant flowering over the whole summer, you'll need to pull the dead flowers and the fruits off (just remember the plants aim i...more

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ellesmellycat
Premium Review Fucshia: an easy stunning addition you any garden or window box (386 words)
by - written on 30/06/09 (Very useful, 18 readings)
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Fuchsias are some of the most stunning plants you can have in you garden! And as a bonus they are really easy to grow. There are roughly 100 different types of fuchsia and are native to warmer climates (so will need a bit of looking after if you have them in your garden) while the leaves are much to talk about it's the flowers that these are grown for. The flower come on a long stalk with a fruit (where the seeds are produced) and the flowers at the end, they start as a teardrop shaped coloured items then explode with colour and life. The simplest ones will have a bell shaped interior and a number of petals on the outside, the more exotic ones will ...  Read the complete review

mumsymary
Premium Review Flowers dancing in balerina skirts (510 words)
by - written on 21/06/09 (Very useful, 70 readings)
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I was in the garden centre a couple of days ago and saw their fuchsia .It brought back memories of how my mum loved them. *The fuchsia is a native of Mexico, the West Indies and New Zealand . In the late 17th century the first Fuchsias were found and introduced to Europe. From these first plants many varities have been bred. * The fuchsia flowers from June right through the summer. The fuchsia has pretty flowers they look like dancers with frilly skirts. A thin green stalk attaches the flower to the stems this stalk swells and makes a seed case then the coloured sepals form a tube, these then split and they curl up. The petals make a ...  Read the complete review

 

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