Fuchsia 'Bella Rosella' (California Dreamers Series) (Fuchsia 'Bella Rosella')

Botanical name

Fuchsia 'Bella Rosella' (California Dreamers Series)

Other names

Fuchsia 'Bella Rosella'

Genus

Fuchsia Fuchsia

Variety or Cultivar

'Bella Rosella' _ 'Bella Rosella' is a compact, tender, trailing, deciduous shrub with elliptic to ovate, dark green leaves and, from summer into autumn, flowers with pale pink sepals and double, magenta corollas.

Native to

Garden origin

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Compact, Trailing

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

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Colour

Flower

Dark-pink, Pale-pink in Summer

Foliage

Green in Summer

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How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Aphids , Capsid bug , Caterpillars , Glasshouse leafhopper , Glasshouse red spider mite , Glasshouse whitefly , Thrips , Vine weevil

Specific diseases

Rust

General care

Pruning

Deadhead regularly. Pruning group 6. If needed, can be cut back low to reduce size.

Propagation methods

Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Fuchsia 'Bella Rosella' (California Dreamers Series) (Fuchsia 'Bella Rosella') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Greenhouse, Hanging baskets

Cultivation

Grow in moist, fertile soil in sun or light shade in shelter. Plant the stem base 5cm below the soil surface. In cold areas, overwinter indoors or provide a deep winter mulch, sheltered from cold drying winds. May be taller & semi-evergreen in mild winters.

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)

USDA zones

Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9

Defra's Risk register #1

Plant name

Fuchsia 'Bella Rosella' (California Dreamers Series) (Fuchsia 'Bella Rosella')

Common pest name

Fuchsia gall mite

Scientific pest name

Aculops fuchsiae

Type

Mite

Current status in UK

Present (Limited)

Likelihood to spread in UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

General biosecurity comments

Recently introduced into the UK via the passenger baggage of a specialist plant collector. Now spreading across southern England and Northern France. Regulation may no longer be appropriate; industry management to be considered.

About this section

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Date updated: 7^th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/