About
A deciduous upright shrub about 60-90cm tall, with mid to dark green leaves, and pendent pink flowers that have rose-pink sepals and a magenta corolla, from summer to autumn.
About the 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
Plant details
Height0.5-1 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Suggested usesSpecimen planting, large borders, parkland settings.
ToxicityFruit, are, ornamental, -, not, to, be, eaten., Wear, gloves, and, other, protective, equipment, when, handling
Care notes
CultivationGrow in a cool or frost-free greenhouse in containers of peat-free multi-purpose compost in bright indirect light and keep just moist. Can be grown outside for the summer in sun or part shade, water freely and use a general liquid fertiliser monthly from spring to summer. See tender fuchsia cultivation for further information
PruningPruning Group 6
PropagationPropagate by softwood cuttings in any season
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to aphids, capsid bug, fuchsia gall mite, fucjhhsia flea beetle, glasshouse red spider mite and vine weevil
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to fuchsia rust, grey moulds and honey fungus (rarely)