Fuchsia 'Lancashire Lass' — Bushy

Overview

Fuchsia 'Lancashire Lass' is a plant with a bushy habit in the genus Fuchsia, part of the Onagraceae family, with deciduous foliage. Fuchsia 'Lancashire Lass' grows best in full sun and partial shade, and tolerates loam soils and any pH. Its UK hardiness is rated H4. Suggested uses include city and courtyard gardens, cottage and informal garden, coastal, patio and container plants, climber and wall shrubs, flower borders and beds and wall side borders.

About

Fuchsia 'Lancashire Lass' is a well-branched cultivar of Fuchsia grown for an extended display of flowers from June to October. It has deciduous leaves and suits sheltered positions in town or coastal gardens. Plant in loam that stays moist but drains freely and give full sun or some afternoon shade.

About the genus

Fuchsia is a genus of flowering plants that consists mostly of shrubs or small trees.

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In the garden

Fuchsia 'Lancashire Lass' belongs to the genus Fuchsia in the Onagraceae and is selected for season-long flowering from June to October. The plant forms a compact, well-branched shrub with deciduous foliage, making it appropriate where regular seasonal structure and plentiful blooms are wanted. Sit it in a sheltered spot with either full sun or partial shade on a south-, east- or west-facing aspect. It prefers loam that remains moist but well drained and tolerates a wide soil pH range (acid to alkaline). Hardiness is H4 (average), so position it where it is protected from the coldest winter winds and frost pockets to improve winter survival. Use Fuchsia 'Lancashire Lass' in containers on patios, in courtyard beds, or as a wall-side shrub where the flowering season can be appreciated; it also fits cottage and informal borders and coastal planting schemes. Its habit and flowering period make it useful beside seating or pathways where the blooms from June to October can be seen at close range.

Growing conditions

Best soil and position for Fuchsia

Sunlight: Full sun, Partial shade
Soil type: Loam
Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moisture: Moist but well-drained
Aspect: South-facing, East-facing, West-facing
Exposure: Sheltered
UK hardiness: H4

Plant details

Fuchsia 'Lancashire Lass' size, habit and characteristics

Habit: Bushy
Foliage: Deciduous
Suggested uses: City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Coastal, Patio and container plants, Climber and wall shrubs, Flower borders and beds, Wall side borders

Care notes

Pruning and caring for Fuchsia 'Lancashire Lass'

Propagation: Softwood cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Pest resistance: Aphids, Capsid bug, Fuchsia gall mite, Fuchsia flea beetle, Glasshouse red spider mite, Vine weevil
Disease resistance: Fuchsia rust, Grey moulds, Honey fungus