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| Botanical Name: |
Fuchsia x hybrida
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| Sounds like: |
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| Common Name: |
Fuchsia
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| Family Name: |
ONAGRACEAE
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| Genus: |
Fuchsia
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| species |
x hybrida
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| Name Derivation |
G: Commemorating Prof. l. Fuchs, German physician
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| Dimensions: |
0.5-1m x 1-2m
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| Flower: |
Showy, solitary, pendulous, axillary flowers on slender pedicels. Colours range from white to violet. Sepals and corolla contrasting. Oct - May.
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| Climate: |
Prefers a slightly acidic, friable soil enriched with organic matter. Frost tender but recovers well. Grows well in sun, but requires adequate water. Intolerant of salty soils
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| Fruit: |
Fleshy, ellipsoidal, plum coloured berry. Edible.
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| Propagation: |
Softwood cuttings.
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| Horticulture Use: |
Colourful specimen shrub, hanging basket or tub plant. Useful shrub for semi-shaded area. May be trained as a standard.
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| Culture & Maintenance: |
Protect from wind by staking. Young plants should be pinch-pruned to gain compact, leafy growth. Prune by half in late winter to control growth. Water well through summer. Fertilise annually in spring/summer. May suffer from Red Spider attack.
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| Foliage: |
Simple, evergreen, opposite or 3-whorled, fleshy, serrated margins.
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