If there is orange dust or pustules beneath the leaves, then its got rust,but to be honest, it also looks like it may be suffering Fuchsia Gall Mite, because of the twisted, contorted appearance of the top shoots. RHS lists treatments for rust control on its website, and also lists Fuchsia Gall mite as having no treatment - however, there was a treatment for the latter, see here

http://www.hortweek.com/pesticide-treatment-clarified-fuchsia-gall-mite-control/article/1116167

but its been withdrawn - if you've got a bottle of Westland Plant Rescue Bug killer for Ornamentals knocking about though, use that, but you won't now be able to buy it.

Thanks Bamboo, there are no pustules or any dust beneath the leaves so I guess it is Gall Mite.

I don't have any of that Bug killer so am tempted to cut all the stems down to a couple of inches and destroy all the damaged foliage.

Well its worth a try, but the recommendation from the RHS is to remove and destroy infected plants to avoid its spreading - but horse, bolt and door spring to mind....

I have now cut all thirteen of the potted Fuchsias down to a couple of inches, much cursing too!

I'll move them from their terracotta pots to plastic ones, with fresh compost and leave them be for the Winter but am not hopeful they will revive.

I bought a Fuchsia magellanica 'Riccartonii' at a Wisley plant fair in September last year and now wonder if the problems stem from that as they were all fine before.

Most of the Fuchsias have been grouped together on the patio all Summer.

Maybe, maybe not - this infection, when it first arrived, was notifiable, but itsn't now because its widespread through the UK.

Oh no, I didn't know that.

terrible really, if you love fuchsias...

Bamboo, I'm going to ditch them all after reading up more about the Gall mite. First time anything like this has affected my plants. Oh well, win some, lose some!

Oh dear, what a waste...fingers crossed I haven't come across this yet - got one garden with two hardy fuchsias, okay so far..

Just read that Riccartoni is especially susceptible. Might be worthwhile notifying the nursery if you can remember which one it was. I have over 20, and what about poor Hywel? I hope the mites don't speak Welsh...

Stera, I contacted the nursery yesterday and hope they reply to me. They are based in North Wales and were selling plants at Wisley last year.

Oh Shirley...how dreadful....Bamboo is probably right....what a waste is right :<(

Oh dear Shirley. I hope they didn't spread it around at Wisley too... if it takes hold in the rest of the country there will be a lot of unhappy people around.

Motty, at least the hardy ones, 'Lady Boothby' and 'Mrs. Popple' seem ok, phew!

Stera, it seems to be a problem on the South coast only at the moment.

True, but lots of things start there and spread northwards later... (its being so cheerful keeps me going)

Ha ha Stera! :o))