Goodolpete's Outbox

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http://www.the-fuchsia-file.co.uk/fuchsia-lady-boothby.php

Lady Boothby is sometimes marketed as a climbing fuchsia. Whilst it is true that it can grow to a considerable height in a single season this is primarily because it tends to devote its energies to growing long, without branching.

It does not "climb" in the sense of attaching itself to nearby structures, but can be trained by weaving some of its branches through a trellis so that it appears to behave as a climber. In my experience it has to be pinched to encourage branching, and there is a compromise to be made between height and bushiness.

Peter

Hi,
have you seen the comments about these here?
http://www.uk.gardenweb.com/forums/load/ukgard/msg0420322815386.html

"Who in their right mind thought this was a climbing plant? Where are its tendrils? where are its twining stems? its nothing more than some lanky fuchsia nobody has bothered with for the last 60 odd years that needs sticks to stop it flopping over.
What ever next !!! "
and
"Saw it today.... NOT Inpressed "

Peter