About
An upright deciduous shrub to 90cm high, with small, ovate green leaves with distinct cream edging. Flowers have pale pink sepals, sometimes slightly recurved, and thin, white tubes with a pale pink blush, and are produced through summer and into early 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
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun, Partial shade
Soil typeChalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectEast-facing, South-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH4
Plant details
Plant typeShrubs
HabitBushy
FoliageDeciduous
Height0.5-1 metres
Spread0.5-1 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Wildlife gardens
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 fertile, moist but well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. Shelter from cold, drying winds. In frost-prone areas, plant the base of the stem 5cm below the ground and mulch well in winter, or plant in containers and overwinter under glass. See hardy fuchsia cultivation for more advice
PruningPruning group 6; cut back to the base in frost-prone areas
PropagationPropagate by softwood cuttings in spring, or semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to aphids, fuchsia gall mite, capsid bug and vine weevil
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to fuchsia rust, grey moulds and honey fungus (rarely)