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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
Flower: Reddish pink, Purple in Summer; Reddish pink, Purple in Autumn
Foliage: Dark-green in Summer
Habit: Compact, Bushy, Upright
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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.
Specific diseases: Black sooty mould Black sooty mould
Pruning: Pruning group 6.. REGISTER to read more...
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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.
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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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
Flower: Reddish pink, Purple in Summer; Reddish pink, Purple in Autumn
Foliage: Dark-green in Summer
Habit: Compact, Bushy, Upright
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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
Pruning: Pruning group 6.. REGISTER to read more...
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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.
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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| Aspect: | South, East, West | Tell us... |
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| Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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