Fuchsia anyone? - Orchid Board

Tindomul · #1 04-05-2011, 03:34 PM

Does anyone grow Fuchsia plants?
Not quite an obsession for me yet, but all the symptoms are there. Problem is I have not finished my current tropical blueberry/Ericaceae obsession. Is it possible to be bitten by two plant bugs at the same time???

I would really appreciate any info anyone may have on these gorgeous plants. I understand they are pretty popular in Britain?
This is what they look like, not my plants.

RosieC · #2 04-05-2011, 05:00 PM

Gorgeous.

I grow a hardy variety in the garden and love them. The hardy ones have smaller flowers but masses and masses of them. The larger flowered ones are very popular in the UK but you have to take them inside over the winter.

I don't have any close up pics but here are my two plants in my front garden when they were in full flower (the flowers also go on most of the summer). They might have smaller flowers but they still put on a display.

These ones will die back to just dead sticks over the winter. I've just this week noticed the first sign of new shoots at the base. In a mild winter I will get some growth off the dead sticks. Still not sure if this year was too harsh, there is still time to see some growth higher up.

Once there is more growth on them in a few weeks I will pune back all the old sticks which show no sign of growing again. The new growth from the base can get to full heigh in a few months.

They will probably flower arround June/July but really get into full swing in August & September (the pic above was taken early september 2007) and will still be flowering well right up to the first heavy frost.

I don't know much about them. These were bought labled 'Fushia Hardy' so I don't know exactly what they are. I always loved my Mum's hardy ones and I was not really interested in having to bring them in during the winter so that's what I got.

Eyebabe · #3 04-05-2011, 05:05 PM

Very nice plants with incredible color!

Tindomul · #4 04-05-2011, 05:23 PM

That is gorgeous! I didn't know there were any hardy ones. Though that doesn't really help me much (no yard or outdoor growing space for me). Thanks for sharing Rosie!

WhiteRabbit · #5 04-05-2011, 05:49 PM

I keep killing fucshia with too much sun! Might have a try again in a shady spot - I do love them!

RosieC · #6 04-06-2011, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

I keep killing fucshia with too much sun! Might have a try again in a shady spot - I do love them!

My hardy ones are on the east side of our house and get full sun in the morning. In the summer that's for pretty much all of the morning and even into very early afternoon. Then the sun moves arround the house and they are in the shade of the house for the afternoon.

Not sure about the other types but these seem happy in that spot.

Roly0217 · #7 04-05-2011, 07:10 PM

It is possible to be bitten by more than one plant bug. I also grow fuchsias.

Tindomul · #8 04-05-2011, 10:21 PM

Wow, nice one. Where did you get yours from? It looks like a small plant.

Roly0217 · #9 04-06-2011, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Tindomul

Wow, nice one. Where did you get yours from? It looks like a small plant.

Tindo I got mines from this very nice lady atPedricks Corner She's got a good variety. I got like 15 plants but I'm down to like 10. I know that fuchsias aren't supposed to grow well down here so I bought a few to try and see what survived better for me.

Becca · #10 04-05-2011, 11:07 PM

I love fuchsias! Actually this weekend is fuchsia freenzy at one of the local one stop shopping stores. I only just recently started growing them a couple of years ago....it didn't go so well for me, not sure why though....so I didn't try again the last year, but maybe I'll try again this year!