Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drained, Moist but well–drainedpH
Neutral, Alkaline, AcidColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Orange Pink | Green | ||
| Autumn | Orange Pink | Green | ||
| Winter |
Position
- Partial shade
Aspect
West–facing or South–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H1CBotanical details
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Trailing, Bushy
- Potentially harmful
- Although Fuchsia berries are edible, most are not particularly tasty and are sparsely 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
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in a heated greenhouse, windowsill or conservatory, in containers of peat-free multi-purpose potting compost and plant outside in early summer, or for summer containers in sun or part shade. Water freely and apply a general liquid fertiliser monthly. See tender fuchsia cultivation for further information
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in any season
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- hanging basket
- Patio and container plants
- Bedding
- Conservatory and greenhouse
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Pruning Group 6
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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