Fuchsias

Not wanting to confuse you Joolz :D but there are varieties which although are bush (upright ) tend to spread therefore known as having a lax habit, sort of semi-trailing but not a real trailer. See, quite clear.

 

cheers bilbo,they look great as standards,i wasnt aware some fucshias could train like that its on my list of things to do now..when ive gained a bit more experience :WINK1: x

strongy im always confused i will have to google them all and see what they can all do and pray for great advice from people who have the same varieties on here,i just hope i can get them past winter... and then order lots of stunning pots to do them justice :D im always learning,listening and trying from you all and your advice xx

 

Does anyone know if you can train Lady Boothby as a standard? I have a couple of cuttings taken this year. I know the parent plant I took the cutting from did say it could reach several feet in height. The parent plant had kinda just been left to do it's thing.

Thanks :D

 

I would say Lady Boothby would be to rampant ,and although you will get it up as a standard fast ,making a nice compact head would be difficult ..In theory you can grow any fuchsia as a standard but some are better than others due to the growth habit .
No harm in trying if you want though ..

Dave

 

Thanks davygfuchsia. I will give it a go. I noticed that left to it's own devices it seemed to go a bit crazy. Seems to get tall fast, so controlling it might be a challenge. It's worth a stab though like you said

Thanks again.

 

Good tip when growing standards.Allways ensure that the supporting cane goes through the head of the plant,or you could find the head laying on the flower bed,following a windy day........bin there dunnit

Some Trailing fuchsias can make very good standards,especially ones like
Swingtime,and Marinka.

In my opinion,NOT a good idea to remove leaves from the stem,leve them on till the head has formed......plants need leaves to breathe,only remove surplus side shoots.

Best variety for a begginner to use to grow a standard is the old favourite
red and white small double flowered "Snowcap" cant go wrong with this one.

Hope this may help...Howard

 

PS. Use a high nitrogen feed to help it on its way,and ensure stem is tied tight to the cane (nothing worse than a dog leg stem) and periodicly remove ties
and retie an inch away to avoid awful dents in the stem.

ATB Howard

 

This is my favourite - F.perscandens..........


The best that I can say about its growth habit is that it is appallingly messy!

 

Great fuchsia

 

Loving that Fuchsia, very unusual; I often prefer more restrained flowers as opposed to big showy ones......:thumb:

 

Me too. I've grown one that is a little showy (in so much as it's rather different) the last couple of years called "Satellite".............


Don't usually like Fuchsias in this colour but I make the odd exception.

 

Hi Longk.

Love your two fuchsias .
I was into the unusual ones a couple of years back,but have moved to gladioli ..
I do still have a few unusual ones .
This is just coming into flower .

F. juntensis



Dave

 

Hhhmmmmmmm - not my usual colour, but that has a certain something Dave!

Some of the species Gladioli are lovely, but I can't even get Acidanthera to flower!!
Found this on Flickr a few weeks ago..........

Gladiolus watermeyeri | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

Snowcap as a standard

Got best in show with this Full standard of Snowcap,in the 1970s hence not the best picture in the world.

 

That was some display Howard!