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I have had a few of these grown on as cuttings from the original plug plants from T&M.

They can be colourful at a height but they need training and tying back. if they are woody I leave the stems and hope over time they will get bigger.

But I agree the actual flower is pretty simple really. I have just downloaded a photo of one in a pot.

Very pretty:-)

I have got 6 climbing fuchsia bought this year they are on the patio growing up a fence they are all in flower and doing well. They look very impressive. I just feed them weekly.

I have a climbing fuschia called Lady boothby. It's doing very well in partial shade, flowering at the moment. I have planted it with a clematis, both climbing a silver birch tree. water it well & feed it whilst in flowerI guess.Good luck.
nalini

Last year I got a cutting from Hywel ,it is growing slowly in a corner in my garden .

Came through the winter ok ,so is a hardy fuchsia.

Its now established no blooms on it yet and is growing in to a nice shape.

But I would prefer to prune and pinch out not to let it grow lanky.

I bought another one this year and have got it entered into our local fuchsia show .

Lets see but its shape needed staked as it get falling,but have to say its a really nice flower.

I was given some cuttings of this plant early this year. Two of them have taken and (presumably because I pinched them out, as you would with other varieties) they are nice and bushy now and flowering beautifully. I have kept them in pots as we are about to move house, but I would really like to know the best place to put them in our new garden and how to prune them. Hope someone can help.

I bought 6 of these by mail order...I gave 3 to my friend and I kept the other 3. Hers died within 4 weeks but my survived and grew to about 4 ft. long. A very boring fuschia and flowers scant. All 3 died over winter.

My husband bought one of these last year. It does not come with instructions and he was wondering if it needs pruning to strengthen it? If anyone out there knows the answer, we would be grateful to hear.

My dad is buying some of these is it evergreen and how do you prune it?

Good luck from me too, Karen.
Looking forward to hearing more about the course as it progresses, your enthusiasm is contagious.

I'm growing it in a pot stood in the pond as it likes a moist soil. It needs dividing every three years

Iv this 2 &think its very pretty & no trouble in the rite place :)

It could be a Coleus (now known as Solenostemon). If so, it's not hardy but you can take cuttings to overwinter indoors. Take small lengths of shoots and put in a jar of water until roots appear, then pot on.

Yes, definitely Phalaris.If you grow it in an inhospitable, shady place it is not so thuggish and brightens up a dark north-facing space. It will turn pale cream as it dies down for winter, trim it back to ground level if it looks tatty later on. Dig up some bits for your shady places.

Yes, Phalaris arundinacea var. picta is its Latin name. Terrible thug.

I only know this as gardeners garters - it does spread but can be thinned out - I grow it in a wild area and the birds love the fluffy seed heads during spring to feather their nests.

Could this be a very large/tall Heuchera 'Plum Pudding', cannot quite see the foliage. Has it had any flowers at all? Regards Cheryl

Maybe the Phalaris aruninacea - Feecey. I was thinning mine out at the weekend, it does get out of hand and a bit untidy looking.

Me again! try Glyceria variegata which is the more commonly grown and I believe no pink flush at the base of the leaves.

Sorry Karenking I see yours is not Carex Silver Septre on a second look at your photo I see it has the numerous stripes looks like Glyceria!

According to the Royal Horticultural A-Z the Miscanthas cararet has broad white centre stripe to the leaf with a green adge which is opposite to the other varigated varieties. I think it is Carex Silver Sceptre green stripe in the middle white on the edges,10" high Rhizomdious which I cannot find in the A-Z only on Google, or Glyceria which is in the A-Z which sounds more like the plant that I have which is a water plant grows on the edges of pools etc, and will also grow in damp soil. I cannot check the leaf, being dark at the moment, something we have to put up with now the days are drawing in!, but the leaf colour is white green white green white. see what yours looks like on close inspection. Hope we are getting somewhere!

I wouldn't rule out Miscanthus.

Close up of the stem where the leaf joins would soon settle it.

looks like bamboo to me

Good luck with your course Karen , sounds fascinating !

i love blue and orange...

ooo what colours...

the cottage looks idilic...

Karen ~
That's my pleasure...
and very nice pussycat avatar ! :o)

Sounds really interested, good luck Karen hope all goes well.