Fuchsias - 2016

A lot bigger than my Wilcos ones Anthony, but I remain hopeful. I'm sure they've grown by a third in the pots in the last 5 days.

 

Ive ordered some New Zeland species from a grower I met at a plant fair, but they dont have as many has the nursery you use Anthony

 

Does yours do mail order Ian, as I've noticed you've ordered F. Excorticata and I can't get one of those.

 

I'm afraid they don't I have to go and collect

 

Okey dokey, thanks for letting me know

 

Hi @Anthony Rogers ,if you can wait when I get my plants I'll do you some cuttings if you like

 

Wondering if any of our fuchsia experts could recommend one or two that are happiest in deep or deepish shade? I have a couple of spots like this and have tried various ones only to be disappointed by legginess, chronic leaning (etiowotsit whatever it is called, can never remember) and general sulking.

Thanks
GG

 

@Gay Gardener , I planted F. Windchimes in my shadiest basket with red trailing Begonias. The spot gets early morning sun until mid morning only. It is a very early bloomer as well from June to November - Google photo below.
The other one that did well in part shade was F. Cascade with white Begonias photo below

 

Hi Ian,

That would be brill thanks

If there's owt you like off my newbie list you'd like ( or if you want I can do you a full list, there are over 100 ) let me know,
I'm starting cuttings now.

 

Anthony. So what is that you don't like about Fuchsias? Always so negative! He he! What an impressive list. I'm going to put some effort into growing them this year as I lost the ones from year before last. Learned so much more now so have some hope for this year with both bush and trailing plants. All the best.

 

Hi @Gay Gardener

Harry has hit the nail on the head with his reply.......

I think you've earned this Harry

As long as they have around 2 hrs of sun ( either morning or night ), but not full sun there are some that should grow well, and as Harry' s said pale ones and deep coloured red and purple ones are the best. Try to stay away from bright reds/oranges etc.

Hardy ones recommended for shade include......

Hawkshead
Grayrigg
Whiteknights Pearl

Any of the Fuchsia Magellanica species/hybrids would also do well except for the golden leaved ones as they need sun to retain their leaf colour.

I have a spot under a conifer ( at least 20' high ), which has had it's lower branches removed to about 4' in a corner between a 5' fence panel and an 18" high wall which gets sun only till about 11 am where we've got Hawkshead, F. Magellanica Gracilis, F. Magellanica Versicolor ( also known as F. M. Tricolor ) planted out permanently and also a F. Lady Boothby growing up through the tree.

 

Hi @Rustler,

I know what you mean, they're horrible really ain't they

We'll get you growing first class plants this year, both hardies and tenders

 

I've also ordered a Fuchsia Bronze Bank Peninsula

 

Thanks @HarryS and @Anthony Rogers I shall have a look at a few of the suggestions. I have Hawkshead already in position, they are under fairly large virburnums in my woodlandy part, and they look, well, a bit spindly, as if they are not totally happy. They get dappled sun only. Been there only a year so perhaps they will settle ... I will have a look at the Greyrigg and Whiteknights Pearl as they are the colour I wanted in that area. Do you think they might be a bit more shade tolerant than Hawkshead?

thanks
GG

 

Hi Ian,
That looks nice from what I've seen on google ( admittedly not a lot Lol ).
It' s one I've not seen before, but I think it should be hardy as it's a F. xColensoi hybrid.

I've got a F. Perscandens coming which is one of the parents of xColensoi, the other being F. Excorticata.