Another I.D. please

It's woody at the bottom and about 18inch tall,I don't remember planting it but I must have ☺ as soon as someone makes the I.D I will know where I got it from hopefully ☺Thanks x

 

cape fuchsia or Phygelius

 

Thanks spruce.. ive never heard of it so ive no idea where i got it from ,unless i picked it up as a fuchsia sometime,must be hardy as i seen it last yr but dont recall it flowering x

 

last year was a mild winter , I bet you have it growing in a well drained spot , if you give the plant a good thick mulch with bark it will re shoot if damaged by frost , Jens on here sent lots of people rooted cutting last year ?

 

Your right spruce,its on a bank in the front garden so it is well drained
No jens not sent it me,its not somewhere i would plant a fuchsia either,the only other explanation is ive bought it mis labelled it can takes its chances with some mulch then,cheers x

 

Hi Joolz,
It's Phygelius Capensis, common name Cape Fuchsia although not actually related to a Fuchsia.

They're hardy and can grow quite tall and bushy. It's best if you cut the flowering stems right back to the set of leaves under the first flowers as they die off.

In the spring it will either ( depending on your area) die right back to the ground and reshoot from the base, in which case prune right back, or will carry in growing in which case you can prune to whichever shape and size you want.

They're very easy plants once established ( which yours is, it looks very happy there) and can quickly become very large.
PS... If you want more they're very easy from cuttings and will also root when a branch touches the ground ( self layering ).

 

It must love the rough life as i dont do much in the front...its on my list of things to do
I wondering if ive bought it has a shrub then about 3 yrs back then when i got my choisya and a few others as its planted near to that,there is another stem in front so it looks like its already self layering i will clear around it tomo,im off for 8 days now to do some gardening finally
Thanks Anthony x

 

Not only are they fully hardy but if they're really happy they become invasive

 

That sounds more likely Joolz, they're usually offered with shrubs.

 

Hi Longk,

Yeah that's one of the points I was trying to make

 

I will never have to mow the front again then thats a bonus!
Do the bees love them? or do it have any use in the garden?

 

Both butterflies and bees like them. Also, hummingbirds but I don't think you have them in Derbyshire Lol

 

It can stay then i keep the valerian for the hawkmoth too and i dont care how over run it looks out front Its who needs it that matters to me