Fuchsias

O dear then i think im out of look,ive just googled them and mine are trailer or semi trailer apart from orange crush which its says is bushy (Height 0.5m) so i dont think that will make standard either ....il just have to get a bigger collection going ...any excuse x

 

Cheers for the Fuchsia lesson Scotkat . I am trying more fuchsias this year , just planted a basket with 5 , all the same variety as recommended - now cant find the labels So not a clue on the variety name.
I must try growing a standard next year ( too much on this year ) What variety would you say is the easiest for this ?

 

Your welcome Harry

Looking forward to seeing your basket progress grow Harry.

I do have a soft spot for Checkerboard or Heidi Ann but any bush fuchsia will do for growing standards.

You could make a start thsi year growing your fuchsia whip .

And if you have somewhere to overwinter then it will be ready for growing next year.

 

Great scotkat thanks ,ive got a greenhouse and potting shed,also a nice large bedroom i will be googling fuchsia for the rest of the weekend x

 

Your very welcome Joolz

Fantastic and we will be swapping cuttings

 

For sure we will ive got 3 varieties for ya already and itl be 4 if blue mirage picks up enough to take a cutting but u will have to let me know when they be ready for posting xx

 

Yes we certainly will Joolz

 

Im curious thou..why do some put out 3 leaves ???

 

I'm a little old fashioned when it comes to Fuchsia - they should be nice and simple.
F.magelenica is one of the best;
The standard form.....


The variety Hawkshead........


The third F.magellenica that I grow is the dwarf variety David..............


The Triphylla group produce Thalia, another garden favourite of mine. Perform well in full sun, which allows me to treat it as an annual and grow it in a pot.


As far as the more showy ones go, Blacky is about my limit...............


The hybrid Satellite is an interesting novelty Fuchsia that I grew last year...........


My absolute favourite is my F.perscandens. It's a native New Zealand species.

I fear that the winter may have claimed it though

My last Fuchsia is another New Zealand species - F.procumbens...........

Easy from seed (if your patient), I know of people in Scotland growing them outdoors in a sheltered spot.

 

Wow LongK you have a marvellous collection their .

David is so beauitful as all are but really like David and Sattelite I had this one many yrs ago but never came through the winter.

Thankyou for sharing your photos.

 

It's raining gently outside. Reckon I might you join you (if that's OK) in a spot of Fuchsia googleling,
Jenny namaste

 

Sorry its raining with you Jenny its overcast here just been for a walk then popiing into my greenhouse to do some fuchsia cuttings.

 

Im still in my jimjams..i better get crackin on and check my cuttings now they have been de-baggedx got hundreds of other seedlings to pot on aswell they sprout too fast

 

Stunning longki can see why perscandens is your favourite, its a lovely colour x

 

i should have said that the photo of F.procumbens is one that I took at Oxfords botanic gardens - mine are still wee little things!

Here's another of F.perscandens showing off the blue pollen.................