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Beginner
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0.5m
max. spread |
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0.5m
max. height |
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Fuchsia 'Dark Eyes'
Other names: Fuchsia 'Dark Eyes'
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Genus: Fuchsia
Variety or cultivar: 'Dark Eyes' _ 'Dark Eyes' is an upright, small, bushy, deciduous shrub with dark-green leaves. It bears single flowers with deep crimson sepals and tube and deep violet petals in summer and autumn.
Fuchsia 'Dark Eyes' is: Deciduous
Flower: Purple, Crimson in Summer; Purple, Crimson in Autumn
Foliage: Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Habit: Bushy
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Fuchsia 'Dark Eyes' (Fuchsia 'Dark Eyes') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal
Cultivation: Plant outdoors in moist, fertile soil with the base of the stem 5cm below the soil surface. Provide a deep winter mulch and shelter from cold drying winds.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3) |
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