About
Fuchsia denticulata, the toothed fuchsia, is a deciduous shrub or small tree to 1.5�4 m with dark-green leaves, paler beneath. Pendent clusters of long, waxy, light reddish-pink tubes with pink to light-red sepals and orange to scarlet corollas are produced from summer to autumn. A showy and distinctive species fuchsia for a mild, sheltered garden.
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.
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun, Partial shade
Soil typeLoam
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, East-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH2
Plant details
Plant typeConservatory Greenhouse, Shrubs
HabitColumnar upright, Bushy
FoliageDeciduous
Height2.5-4 metres
Spread1-1.5 metres
Time to full height5-10 years
Suggested usesSub-tropical
Native toPeru, Bolivia
ToxicityAlthough 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
Care notes
CultivationGrow in a cool or frost-free greenhouse in a container of peat-free multi-purpose compost in bright indirect light and keep just moist. Reduce watering in winter. See tender fuchsia cultivation for further information
PruningPruning group 6; cut back to the base in frost prone areas
PropagationPropagate by seed sown at 15-24°C in spring. Root softwood cuttings in spring, or semi-ripe cuttings in late summer with bottom heat
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to aphids, capsid bug, fuchsia gall mite, fuchsia flea beetle, glasshouse red spider mite and vine weevil
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to fuchsia rust, grey moulds and honey fungus (rarely)