Fuchsias

They certainly dont like the cold and we have had some winter so a real challenge if any have come through.

I had another check today and a lot of new shoots.

 

Im wondering the same,i have some(if they live through the winter) i know they will bush out fine but my main stems are only 3 inch high at mo,im hoping they grow upward fast this yr too

 

Im worrying aswell,i think the ones in my potting shed make have dried out too much so its going to be a waiting game for them

 

Well I have a heated greenhouse 5º c don't know what I do wrong but loose a lot ( even one named after me and my wife ). Most of mine are show bench verities most from a very good grower named Gordon Reynolds.

Trevor

 

Hi,trevor,i had to google gordon reynolds and when i did i came across this post from here on gc in 2007..Well done you .....

When you pinch out the growing tip in Fuchsias it takes 8-10 weeks for a single and 10-12 weeks for a double to flower.
Entered a Fuchsia in the City of Wolverhampton show at the weekend and managed a 3rd place. This was a brand new cultivar called Mr Tom only a few plants are around at the moment. This plant was raised by Gordon Reynolds of the Black Country Fuchsia Society.

 

Yes I had that one Mr Tom. First year out I got a 3rd place at the same show.

I am also a member of the Black Country Fuchsia Society, publicity.

Last September we won a RHS gold medal at Malvern Autumn Show, up untill then we gave won a few Silver Guilt medals there over the past few years including the Spring Shows.

Trevor

 

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Fantastic trevor im glad you still have time to post on gc,i wasnt a member til 2010 and have been getting addicted to fuchsias for the last 12mnths i wish you well in this yrs competitions if you have entered i also hope you will stick around for advise x

 

I joined in January 2007 so have been here a long time.

Been a member of B C F S for about 10years + but still loose a lot of plants I have a few dead ones in the greenhouse at the moment hoping that they will come back from the base.

Trevor

 

Hi again Trevor I am pleased to say all the fuchsias I put into conservatory are ticking away nice.

Not so sure about the ones in the greenhouse.

Dobbies had all their baby fuchsias at weekend and they were charging £1 for 1.and not any new varieties.

So time to look for fuchsia nurseries.

 

Checked my fuchsias on sunday and all showing signs of growth, including the ones you sent me ScotKat, so I pruned them a little, sip of water, and tucked them all back in.

 

One of my favorite threads to follow ....i cant wait to plant some in my gardens this year

 

Same thing here, Joolz. And I think I promised you a couple of fuchsias - you did like Bicentennial, the pink/orange combination I had last year didn't you? I'll keep an eye on them and hopefully they'll pull though.

I think Delta's Sarah will be OK, as it's hardy and came through last year being kept in the shed, but then people here have said before they've lost hardy plants too. Ohhh, the worry starts again...

Still, if not many do survive, it's an excuse to buy new ones.

 

Hi chiaroscuro,yes your Bicentennial is very pretty when should we know for definate if we have lost any of last years fuchsia? im still green,i think ive got about 30 differant varieties but im unsure if they all start to show signs of life at the time
Hopefully the worst of winter is over and temps stay up from now onx

 

I'm pretty green with them too, but I won't be able to tell until the spring what's survided. I read a tip a few years ago that if you cut into a stem and it's green in the middle then everything's A-OK. If all you get is brown in the middle of the stems then it means the plant's died. This site http://www.fuchsiaflower.co.uk/overwintering.htm has got some good advice too, most of which I'm embarrassed to admit I've not done. Bad plant owner.

I've just had a look on Other Fellow Fuchsias again though. There's no way I'm going to resist buying from them.

 

I am not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but if you scratch a stem with your nail and you can see green, it`s definitely alive, however I would still suggest waiting as a lot of them will send up new growth from the roots.
I had left some of my hardy fuchsias in the ground, checked them over today and I can see growth buds on all of them