About

Fuchsia, the earring flowers, are beloved flowering shrubs ranging from hardy garden bushes to tender species and exotic tree fuchsias. They produce pendent, tubular to bell-shaped flowers with conspicuous, often colourful, reflexed sepals and contrasting petals, from summer through autumn. An indispensable genus for borders, containers, hanging baskets and greenhouses.

About the genus

Fuchsia are deciduous or evergreen shrubs, trees and occasionally perennials with opposite or whorled leaves and usually pendent flowers with a conspicuous tubular calyx, four spreading sepals and four erect petals in a wide range of colours. They flower prolifically from summer to autumn and range from frost-hardy border plants to tender species for heated glasshouses.

Plant details

Suggested usesBorders, hedging, specimen planting.

Care notes

CultivationPlant in well-drained soil in sun or partial shade.
PruningPrune after flowering or in late winter for shape.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed as appropriate.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free. Monitor for common garden pests.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant. Ensure good air circulation.
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