Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb'
Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb'
Fuchsia Fuchsia
'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
Compact, Bushy, Upright
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Reddish pink, Purple in Summer; Purple, Reddish pink in Autumn
Dark-green in Summer
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
May be affected by rust.
Black sooty mould Black sooty mould
Pruning group 6.
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Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb' (Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb') will reach a height of 1ft and a spread of 1ft after 2-5 years.
Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers, Greenhouse, Indoor
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.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb'
Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb'
Fuchsia Fuchsia
'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.
Deciduous
Compact, Bushy, Upright
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Reddish pink, Purple in Summer; Purple, Reddish pink in Autumn
Dark-green in Summer
Ants , Capsid bug , Glasshouse leafhopper , Glasshouse red spider mite , Glasshouse whitefly , Thrips , Vine weevil
May be affected by rust.
Pruning group 6.
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Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb' (Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb') will reach a height of 1ft and a spread of 1ft after 2-5 years.
Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers, Greenhouse, Indoor
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.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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| Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade | Tell us... |
| Aspect: | South, East, West | Tell us... |
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| Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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