Genus: Fuchsia

you can use the pieces you cut off as cuttings to produce new plants tasty

thank you all for the kind comments about my fuchsias

yes tasty every year i take lots of cuttings mainly for my brother who sells plants in his shop in england, but i also take them to give to other people as gifts. I think that is one of the most rewarding part of growing them.

cuttting them back is good for them. it makes them grow bushier, but cutting back delays the flowering for a week or two

We've this one on the side of the house. It's getting out of control, it may need a hait cut. It's starting to cover the hose reel. Islander, do they mind being pruned?

Are you making baby fuschias in the back there? Are they from cuttings?

Your welcome Islander this is one of my favourite fuchsia,s

thanks for putting up this pic i have same fuchsia and didn't know its name

I love this fuchsia - this is one that I have not got in my collection and it looks beautiful

i have this fuchsia, beutiful with varigated leaves. one of my favourites. nice pic

Thanks Terratoonie

Good perspective in this photo, Janette.
Nice one.

Lovely plant, amazing colour too

Ballet Dancers!

Love fucshia's

That are in separate pots Hywel I was just taking a photo of T&D and the Balcony queen jumped in to the photo lol

lol They look nice together though.

I am a poet and dont know it Hywel lol didnt realise that when I posted this photo

They rime lol

very pretty

Welcome islander to this wonderful site and 7th heaven is a big favourite of many yrs ,although lost to winter weather and this yr did not manage to thid delight locally.

Thanks Hywel

lovely.

Love the leaves Janette. and the fls too.

Thanks Jacque

This is Lovely janette:)

You've got some lovely fuschias Islander- my favourite plants.

Definitely a WOW Fuchsia!

soill can make a difference, but amount of sunlight they recieve per day can also affect the depth of colour, glad you like it

Lovely!

Love Southgate, and especially yours, we have this one too, but the pink is much deeper, and the outer petals,quite a dark pink. I wonder if the compost or soil makes a difference to the colour?

Oh, wow, this is gorgeous!, love the white with deep purple, and double ones, my faves!

This is very pretty, Boyd, and so much like Annabel, nearly the same, lovely.

Beautiful - so living on the Orkneys how do you provide shelter for your plants? Think a lot of us would be interested to hear and see your location any chance of a blog?

MMMMMMMmmmmmmmm Very Pretty&Frilly 2 which makes it 1 of My Favs :)

Beautiful Fuchsia

O yes I really like this one , so soft looking!

You certainly have some beautiful Fuchsias

This is one of the Fuchsia's i purchased in good faith from Thompson & Morgan. When i took this picture i was of the belief that a company like T&M would have the ability for correct labeling - I was wrong. I've no idea what this is though! Avoid T&M at all costs!

This is one of the Fuchsia's i purchased in good faith from Thompson & Morgan. When i took this picture i was of the belief that a company like T&M would have the ability for correct labeling - I was wrong. I've no idea what this is though! Avoid T&M at all costs!

This is one of the Fuchsia's i purchased in good faith from Thompson & Morgan. When i took this picture i was of the belief that a company like T&M would have the ability for correct labeling - I was wrong, but i was already aware, sorry i hadn't updated my picture. I've no idea what this is though! Avoid T&M at all costs!

Beautiful color Fushia! Welcome to GOY terratoonie! I've simply got to get myself set up to see where all of you live so I can jump right to it! Not a clue what the Orkneys is!

This is a beautiful variety. I've got it.

i bought this plant at a car boot sale it was supposed to be a blackie but guess it isn't . like the plant though so I'm happy with my purchase

sorry mark this is not sarah delta blue

Thanks folks and your welcome Islander

this is the alba, i have it in my hedgerow and it is over 6 ft high, my hedge is made up from alba and ricartonii. the ricartonii is over 8 ft tall they go well together. it loses all the leaves in winter but soon comes back to life in spring. would put a good mulch round the base as the only way you would lose it is if the frost gets at the roots

thanks for you help janette. think i have it all worked out now really like this fuchsia have it myself beautiful big flowers

lovely flower :D

Lovely Pic of a Gorgeous Fuchsia Janette :)

This one is so lovely with the flame markings, gorgeous! Is it the Orkneys where there are no trees?

Very pretty Boyd, it has lots of those stamen things, unusual.

Beautiful fuchsia photo.
Welcome, islander.
My question is the same as from Chrispook:
What grows and what will not grow in Orkney ?
best wishes, Terratoonie.

Never seen such aPale Pinky Coloured Fuchsia Islander its lovely ?:)

This looks a dainty fuchsia

The Frilly1s are my Fav Islander :)

Beautiful fuchsia

lovely,,,,,, welcome to GOY

Nics fuschia. Welcome to GOY. Will be interesting to see what you grow in Orkney. Are there some things that don't like it?

This is a very tough fuchsia. Well it was in my last garden. It grew so vigorously I decided not to bring it with me here. It would get too big.

I think you're right, it is the Alba. This being its first winter, I'll be interested to see how it goes next year. The first winter is always the most dangerous but if you planted in the spring it should have had time to establish its root system. Fingers crossed . . .

I am just about to post a photo of mine. It's a baby compared with yours, but I'm sure it's the same!

Yes, they're definitely hardy, at least for winters in 'God's Own Country' where we are (SW UK for anyone who's wondering). They don't seem to care about soil type, they're remarkably drought-resistant once established and they like the sun but are happy in partial shade. The difficulty can be keeping them under control - I have two, one of which is now about 5ft X 5ft from an almost ground level cut-back at the end of March!!

I think that's the one I planted earler this year. Yours is obviously hardy, I hope mine likes it where it's planted.

Thanks for your interest! Yes, the flowers are very delicate and a beautiful pale pink. I regularly get requests from neighbours and passers-by for cuttings!! As understand it, F.m (the pink/white alba and the red version) are the 'originals' before hybridisation and other strange sexual practises happened! I find I prefer the simpler varieties rather than the frilly extravagances that have been foisted on us over the last 20 years or so. But, goodness, do these things grow!!!!

Interesting fuschia. The flowers look very delicate. Welcome to GOY.

Looks healthy even if its small.

Very nice. And so many varieties to choose from these days.

Celandine,
Don't grow any Fuchsia megallanica in the shade, certainly not UK shade. The location of your plant is in part encouraging this and other likely problems.