Fuchsias

I am definitely going to plant some fuschia's in my gardens next year.

I honestly dont know why i havent before, but seeing all these pictures has converted me

 

The website is back up and running and updated with LOADS to choose from, quite simply ~ spoilt for choice

http://www.otherfellow.co.uk/index.php

oh I don't know what to do? , I'll be like a kid in a sweet shop particularly with more unusual looking ones

 

Fuchsias all protected now and ones that needed extra prune all down and nwo they can have a long rest.

 

Hi kath,since i trimmed some of mine back they have started weeping water droplets out of the end cut stems,i think maybe i should of let them dry out more 1st do you think they will be ok or will the ends rot??? xx

 

Yes wait until leaves are starting to drop off themselves before tidy prune Joolz

I have never seen any weeping water droplets on mine.

 

They are cheap bilbo ive had one saved on ebay,some are cheap £1 upward but they charge an extra £1 per plant postage so Other fellows beats them but they have rare and very rare fuchsias(im not sure what rare is )... Longk might find one he likes on there they have fuchsia procumbens on the list here the link if any1 fancies a look ..
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/charliesop...d=983912188&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1513&_pgn=3

 

A challenge here won't be keeping them alive, but a nice challenge would be keeping the more tender fuchsias evergreen/stem alive..

Fuchsia triphylla is so vivid but impossible to keep alive in our climate, so I'm going to move this into the conservatory to at least have an awesome display next year.

Fuchsia boliviana and F. fulgens are potential tropical Fuchsias that might survive outside here though.. I dont know why I havent tried this yet.

 

Yes its a real big challenge for us all to keep them alive Steven.

I had fulgens many yrs ago but sadly never overwintered for me.

 

Has anyone grown Fuchsia from seed? If so, any pointers.

 

Not personally Liliana but believe its easy enough .

http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_5798227_plant-fuschia-seed.html

 

Fuchsias I have overwintered in my conservatory are showing signs of new shoots.

 

i took a fuchsia cutting a little while back. Its rooted and has 3 pairs of leaves. Was planning to grow it into a fuchsia standard. It's about 2" tall now, any rough ideas on how tall I can get it to grow by summertime?

 

RB, I had a go at this years ago in the warmer south west. The Fuchsia managed to get to 5' in a couple of seasons. Kept it in the house over winter so as not to loose it though.

 

That's great.

I fear I might have lost a lot of mine. The best I could do was a coldframe in the shed. I've wrapped some in bubblewrap too but it's been so cold I'll be surprised if any but the hardiest will pull through.