Fuchsias

Jack that is a beautiful plant wish mine would grow that well

 

Found this from the Glasgow FS -

The Glasgow & District Fuchsia Society

When ever I've tried over wintering, I've always forgotten to water, so they've always died!! Out of sight, out of mind!

I've got a 3 year old Delta's Sarah in the ground, which I thought I'd lost last year, not from the frosts, but earlier by smothering by some rampant grasses, but it has just made an appearance and is only just now out in flower. So I reckon they must be fairly hardy when in the ground, but maybe not so when in a pot when they are likely to succumb to long hard frosts like what we had last year.

 

That's really kind of you Jack, a cutting would be terrific. If I have half the success you've had with yours I'll be thrilled. I think you could take a cutting now and it would be OK, then I can just keep it in a pot indoors through the winter. Can I offer you a cutting of anything in return?

The only thing I don't know is how to safely send the cutting. Can anyone help?

I'll send you a private message with my details.

Thanks again.

Chi

PS Bet you'd miss it if it didn't come back.

 

That's the thing, I've never overwintered anything before - just got lucky when things have reappeared! I suppose when they were left out on the balcony they got just enough water from the rain.

That's what I'm worried about.

Thanks for the link.

I think I'll have to try the shed and hope that qualifies as a "cool room". Maybe I'll wrap the pot in some bubble wrap too for a bit of extra protection.

 

Getting ready to make a start at overwintering my fuchsias.

What does everyone do to overwinter be interested to here or do you dispose and buy again.

 

Just thought I'd share a few photo's I took at the weekend Didn't manage to take pics of them all as I was due to go out and things were a bit wet!

The first one and second, I can't recall the name but I'm sure someone can. I'm sure the FIRST one was orange something. The third is hardy type- hawkshead, done brilliantly this year. Have taken cuttings of this one, but it's taking a while to get going!!

 

Lovely pictures! Fuschias never fail to put on a good display.

 

Very true, such a beautiful and rewarding plant

 

Great fuchsia photo CG thankyou .

I have buried some o fmy fuchsias for the winter in a deep trench in my garden .

 

I'm going to try keeping the fuchsias I have in pots in the shed. The hardy ones in the garden I'll cut down and mulch. Then I'll hope for the best.

By the way, Jack McHammocklashing sent me several cuttings of his magnificent fuchsia and a few, including the large root cutting, have taken off. I'm knocked out by it, they survived travelling practically the length of the country. Is that brilliant?

 

Yes thatst brilliant Chiaroscuro I could send you cuttings to .

Maybe best now to wait to Spring.

Thats all my fuchsias prunned back roots cleaned wrapped in newspaper and put in box and are now in my loft.

Some fuchsias unnamed so have buried in adeep trench in garden .

Still 3 baskets blooming their socks off .

La Capenella ,Voodoo and Waveney Sunrise I will just leave them as long as they are blooming my kitchen window view.

 

Still got Heidi Ann on the go and swingtime. Most of the others are still going. Heidi Ann survived until the end of Nov last year....very impressive- the first very very cold nights finished it off :D Got my cuttings sorted of everything I wanted. Never knew you could lift the plants and leave them in newspaper? Does that only work with certain types?

 

I have only done this with fuchsias an geraniums CosmosGuy.

Heidi Ann was one of my 1st ever fuchsias many yrs ago that I had but did loose it in the winter as at that time I had never known how to overwinter them.

Good luck with them what ever you to do to overwinter but remember to put a name tag on your overwintered fuchsias.

 

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You can see the rest of my 2004 &2005 fuchsias here .

Trowels Blog: My Fuchsias of 2004/2005

 

Jings, that's some fuchsia, Jack.
Magellanica is pretty robust but I've never known it to grow as much as that.
I had one in my last garden which I spent my life chopping - but it did flower so well.
I'll see if I can find a pic.