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)
Purple, Reddish pink 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 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m 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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Purple, Reddish pink 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 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m 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
Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb' (Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb')
Fuchsia gall mite
Aculops fuchsiae
Mite
Present (Limited)
3
3
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.
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
Traveling or importing plants? Please read "Don't risk it" advice here
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Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, East, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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