Hardy Fuchsia

Description: Fuchsia is a genus of flowering plants, mostly shrubs, which were identified by Charles Plumier in the late 17th ... more

Hardy Fuchsia ... century, and named by Plumier in 1703 after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566). The English vernacular name Fuchsia is the same as the scientific name. There are about 100–110 species of Fuchsia. The great majority are native to South America, but with a few occurring north through Central America to Mexico, and also several on New Zealand, and Tahiti. One species, Fuchsia magellanica, extends as far as the southern tip of South America on Tierra del Fuego in the cool temperate zone, but the majority are tropical or subtropical. Most fuchsias are shrubs from 0.2–4 m tall, but one New Zealand species, Kotukutuku (Fuchsia excorticata), is unusual in the genus in being a tree, growing up to 12–15 m tall.

Newest Review: ... up your garden with colour. Fuchsia’s can be bought at all the garden centres and vary in price from 99p upwards, this all ... more

... depends on the size of the plant your looking for, but I always like to go to the boot sales on Sundays as I fine that these are the best places to find plants, people are always more generous with their prices at the boot sales and your dealing with gardeners who can give you advice about the cutting they have just got out of their garden and not the garden centre which is more like a supermarket for plant sales. Most fuchsia can be grown in pots and transplanted to the area’s of the garden you want them to stay later...more

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Hardy Fuchsia: Add colour to your garden (824 words)
by - written on 30/04/06 (Very useful, 1748 readings)
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Hardy fuchsia There is something particularly exquisite about the fuchsia, to me it is a sign of the summer. It is a spectacular plant which adds colour and attracts the bee’s and butterflies into the garden. There are lots of varieties of fuchsia to choose from and they can be grown as a shrub, a bush , as a hedgerow, or in pots and greenhouses. They also make an attractive hanging basket too. The flowers of the fuchsia looks like a tubular shaped flower which opens at the end into four spreading sepals and four overlapping petals which form a bell at the bottom of the bloom, this makes it such an attractive plant, as there are different ... Read the complete review

Tougher than they look (1378 words)
by - written on 23/01/05 (Very useful, 5249 readings)
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Fuchsias look like elegant, delicate ladies who might shudder and faint as soon as it gets cold, but they are much tougher than they look. They can survive cold winters, frosts, storms, and years of neglect. They come in many varieties of various degrees of winter-hardiness. Just how 'hardy' they are depends on the area where you live: In the southwest, in big cities, and in coastal areas frosts are rarer, and therefore more types of fuchsia survive the winter outdoors than in the countryside, in the mountains, inland, and in the north. A fuchsia can be a wonderfully easy plant to grow, or one requiring a lot of skill and knowledge. It ... Read the complete review

Hardy Fuchsia: In Praise Of Fuchs (1346 words)
by - written on 03/07/02 (Very useful, 1034 readings)
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Hello my green-fingered friends. I'm here to do a bit of a Charlie Dimcock, or whatever she's called.. Yes, I've got the right credentials. Well a couple of them at least - as you can no doubt tell from the slight nip in the air this evening. Mind you I haven't always been a gardening expert - oh no. In fact, between you and me, my plants never used to live very long . Many wouldn't even wait to die but preferred just to commit suicide. But all of that has changed now, it's amazing the difference it makes when you leave off your bra. As I look across my estate I feel uplifted as I breath in deeply and take in the splendour and ... Read the complete review

Safely stored (126 words)
by - written on 12/01/02
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If you;re not sure if your fuchsias are hardy enough play safe and lift them now.There are various ways to store plants.Cover them and keep them in a greenhouse,shed or garage,or bring them indoors to a cool conservetory or sun lounge.keep them on the dry side,but doe;nt allow them to dry out completly.You can even keep the plants out in the garden all winter if you bury them in the soil.Look for a well drained, sheltered spot and dig a hole at least 18ins deep.Line the base of the hole with some straw, then lie the plants down inside it.Cover with some more straw,then replace the soil,till the plants are 9-12ins deep. ... Read the complete review

Hardy Fuchsia: HARDY FUCHSIA,S (171 words)
by - written on 06/10/01 (Useful, 144 readings)
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MAGELLANICA AUREA, Grown for its lovely yellow tiered foliage, which goes gold & red in the full sun.The flowers have long tubes of red & purple sepals(dainty)from June to Oct. One of the lower growing ones 2/3ft. This group of hardy fuchsia,s are the hardiest, going as low as -10 if the site is perfect i.e well-drained, not exposed!! A good- site is a must, as they will last for many years if attention is paid to the depth of planting & the soil.(not to dry) Benefits from some organic matter/peat dug into flower-beds .Full sun/Partial Shade. Tips;If they are to get through our long wet Winters & wind-chills of -10 plus, they ... Read the complete review