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Fuchsia arborescens

tree fuchsia

A tender, evergreen shrub or small tree to 2m tall, with glossy, dark green, elliptic leaves are up to 20cm long and arranged in whorls. Panicles of dark pink buds open to small, single, fragrant pinkish-purple flowers in summer, followed by dark purple to blue-black fruits

Synonyms

Fuchsia arborea

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Ultimate height

1.5–2.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

5–10 years

Ultimate spread

1.5–2.5 metres

Loam

Moisture

Moist but well–drained, Well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun
Partial shade

Aspect

West–facing or South–facing or East–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

H1C

Botanical details

Family: Onagraceae
Native to the UK: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Bushy
Potentially harmful: Although Fuchsia berries are edible, most are not particularly tasty and are sparsley produced on plants. Fuchsia plants are generally grown as an ornamental and not for fruit crops within the UK
Genus: Fuchsia can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs or trees, rarely perennials, with opposite or whorled leaves and usually pendent flowers with conspicuous tubular calyx, 4 spreading sepals and 4 erect petals
Name status: Correct
Plant range: Mexico, Guatemala

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in a heated greenhouse or conservatory, in a container of peat-free multi-purpose potting compost and place outside in early summer for a summer patio container in sun or part shade. Water freely and apply a general liquid fertiliser monthly. See tender fuchsia cultivation for further information

Propagation

Propagate by seed or from semi-ripe or softwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Coastal
Patio and container plants
Sub-tropical
Conservatory and greenhouse
Wall side borders

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, capsid bug, fuchsia gall mite, fuchsia flea beetle, glasshouse red spider mite and vine weevil

Diseases

May be susceptible to fuchsia rust, grey moulds and honey fungus (rarely)

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