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Beginner
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2.5m
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2.5m
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5-10 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis
Other names: Hardy fuchsia, Fuchsia gracilis, Lady's eardrops
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Genus: Fuchsia
Species: F. magellanica var. gracilis - F. magellanica var. gracilis is a mid-sized, deciduous shrub with slender, arching branches and small, dark-green leaves. It bears single flowers in summer and autumn whose tube and sepals are crimson and petals are violet-purple.
Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis is: Deciduous
Flower: Purple, Red in Summer; Red, Purple in Autumn
Foliage: Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Fruit: Dark-purple in Autumn
Habit: Arching, Upright
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis (Hardy fuchsia) will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 2.5m after 5-10 years.
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Suggested uses: Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers, Greenhouse
Cultivation: Plant outdoors in moist, fertile soil. Plant the base of the stem 5cm below the soil surface and 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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South, East, West |
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Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3) |
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Comment from
Miriam Mesa-Villalba
This fuchsia has delicate 'ballerina' flowers followed by round black fruits, which are edible.
Birds such as linnet, dunnock, bullfinch and even yellowhammer may nest in thick bushes and the caterpillar of the elephant hawk-moth eats the leaves.
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