Fuschia help

I have a standard fuschia which died down even though in a conservatory over the winter - can I cut it right down and will it sprout again? Please help
Many thanks
Desiree

 

It should do and then you could take cuttings jodymol.

Scrape the stem to see if its green .

Dont soak but give a little spray with tepid water.

 

If it does regrow, then to be safe you can take cuttings to ensure that you always have back up stock.
Just look for 3 or 4 leaves around the stem at the point you want to take the cutting.
Nip this off there with a sharp knife and remove the lower leaves.
Dip it in some hormone rooting powder if you have some, then into some seed compost.
I usually put 3 to a 3" pot and keep this on a window sill or in a light airy place.
Water once and then not again until the compost starts to dry out.
Place a bag over the top to keep moisture in and leave.
Make sure that the stem or leaves do not touch the bag or you might have problems.
Ensure that there are no flower buds on the cuttings too.
Once the cuttings have rooted, separate them into individual pots and grow on.
Keeping just the one stem buy nipping out all other shoots around the main stem and leaving the top one to grow on.
Support this with a cane to the height you want it to be, and grow on into bigger pots as the plant becomes pot bound.(i.e. roots coming through the bottom of the pot)
Once the height has been attained, nip out the growing point and also nip out any side shoots to get the plant to bush out.
You should also feed the plant as you go. If all goes well your plant will be at the same height as your original in a few years.

 

Thank you for the info, landimad. I've managed to overwinter quite a few fuchsias and was hoping to take some cuttings so this is very helpful.

 

I pot up my tip cuttings then put into a ziplock bag without rooting power and leave for 3 weeks then well rooted.

I then grow my cuttings on and nip out at 3rd pair of leaves then turn a 1/4 turn each day to get an even shape.

And feed with tomato feed.

I am growing a mini standard fuchsia just now an over wintered cutting.