
Fuchsia
- Botanical Name
- Fuchsia x hybrida
- Hardiness
- Zones 8 to 10, grown as annual elsewhere
- Height
- 8 to 36 inches
- Width
- 12 to 24 inches
- Flowers
- Summer till frost: pinks, reds, purples, white
- Light
- Full to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, container mix
- Planting & Care
- Space upright plants 12 inches apart
- Space trailing plants 3 to an 8 inch pot and 4 per 10 inch pot
- Avoid hot sun and windy locations
- Requires moist soil, mulch to maintain soil moisture
- Check the soil in containers and hanging baskets once or twice a day during hot weather
- Pinch back to encourage continual bloom
- Fuchsias can be overwintered indoors using a technique called dormant storage. Place plants in a cool, dark location for winter. In late winter take plant out of storage and prune back to old wood. Grow as a houseplant, keep the soil moist and hold fertilizer until new growth appears.
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Island Sweet - purple flowers
- Alice Hoffman - pink flower
- Red Spider - red flowers
- Voodoo - purple and red flowers
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