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Beginner
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0.5m
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1m
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Fuchsia 'Snowcap'
Other names: Fuchsia 'Snowcap', Fuchsia 'Wendy' Catt
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Genus: Fuchsia
Variety or cultivar: 'Snowcap' _ 'Snowcap' is a vigorous, upright, mid-sized, deciduous shrub with small, dark-green leaves. In summer and autumn it bears semi-double flowers with scarlet tube and sepals and white petals with red veins.
Fuchsia 'Snowcap' is: Deciduous
Flower: Scarlet, White in Summer; White, Scarlet in Autumn
Foliage: Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Habit: Bushy, Upright
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Fuchsia 'Snowcap' (Fuchsia 'Snowcap') will reach a height of 1m 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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Question from
peter simpson
hi we bought 2 fusia snowcap last summer, they now look decidedly dead, dry brittle stems very sorry looking they are planted in clay soil northern aspect but sheltered from winds, any ideas when they should start budding so i know if they have had it
cheers
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- Replies: 3
- Posted: Sat. 19th March 2011 13:04
- Last reply: Sat. 9th April 2011 20:37
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