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Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb' (Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb')

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Intermediate
skill rating

2 hours care
per year

0.3m
Max height

0.3m
Max spread

2-5 years
To maturity

Plant details

Botanical name

Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb'

Other names

Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb'

Genus

Fuchsia Fuchsia

Variety or Cultivar

'Tom Thumb' _ 'Tom Thumb' is a compact, upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with ovate to elliptic, dark green leaves and, from summer into autumn, small, flowers with reddish-pink sepals and mauve to purple, single corollas.

Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb' is: Deciduous

Habit

Compact, Bushy, Upright

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

Flower

Reddish pink, Purple in Summer; Reddish pink, Purple in Autumn

Foliage

Dark-green in Summer

How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

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

Diseases

May be affected by rust.

Black sooty mould Black sooty mould

General care

Pruning

Pruning group 6.

Where to grow

Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb' (Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers, Greenhouse, Indoor

Cultivation

Grow in moist, fertile soil in full sun or partial shade. Plant the base of the stem 5cm below the soil surface. Mulch in winter and shelter from cold, drying winds.

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

Full Shade, Partial Shade

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness

Tender in frost (H3)

Companion plants

Agapanthus 'Bressingham Blue' (African lily 'Bressingham Blue')

Agapanthus 'Bressingham White' (African lily 'Bressingham White')

Agapanthus 'Loch Hope' (African lily 'Loch Hope')

Agapanthus 'Purple Cloud' (African lily 'Purple Cloud')

Agapanthus 'Peter Pan Blue' (Dwarf blue lily of the Nile 'Peter Pan Blue')

Aster ericoides f. prostratus 'Snow Flurry' (Heath aster 'Snow Flurry')

Aster ericoides f. prostratus (Prostrate heath aster)

Aster ericoides 'Pink Cloud' (Heath aster 'Pink Cloud')

Aster ericoides 'Blue Star' (Heath aster 'Blue Star')

Botanical name

Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb'

Other names

Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb'

Genus

Fuchsia Fuchsia

Variety or Cultivar

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Compact, Bushy, Upright

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

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Colour

Flower

Reddish pink, Purple in Summer; Reddish pink, Purple in Autumn

Foliage

Dark-green in Summer

How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

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

Diseases

May be affected by rust.

Specific diseases

Black sooty mould

General care

Pruning

Pruning group 6.

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Where to grow

Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb' (Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers, Greenhouse, Indoor

Cultivation

Grow in moist, fertile soil in full sun or partial shade. Plant the base of the stem 5cm below the soil surface. Mulch in winter and shelter from cold, drying winds.

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

Full Shade, Partial Shade

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness

Tender in frost (H3)

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COMPANION PLANTS

Agapanthus 'Bressingham Blue' (African lily 'Bressingham Blue')

Agapanthus 'Bressingham White' (African lily 'Bressingham White')

Agapanthus 'Loch Hope' (African lily 'Loch Hope')

Agapanthus 'Purple Cloud' (African lily 'Purple Cloud')

Agapanthus 'Peter Pan Blue' (Dwarf blue lily of the Nile 'Peter Pan Blue')

Aster ericoides f. prostratus 'Snow Flurry' (Heath aster 'Snow Flurry')

Aster ericoides f. prostratus (Prostrate heath aster)

Aster ericoides 'Pink Cloud' (Heath aster 'Pink Cloud')

Aster ericoides 'Blue Star' (Heath aster 'Blue Star')

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