FUCHSIA'S - 2015

Just knew you would have one... how do I find that post.... hang on I'll scroll back and take a look... if it only grows 2" high that's exactly what I want...think I can control its spread..do you know if the fruit is poisonous to fish? the web site i'm looking at shows it in ponds?? but it doesn't say!!

 

Found the post.... yes that's the one.... having not seen it before how do you rate it 1-10? flower and colour?

 

It's one of my favourites. As for colour it's definitely a 10, the tube is a lively bright yellow. The sepals start purplish and turn a chocolately brown. And the pollen really is a bright blue.

Also it has small plum like fruit which is edible ( on the American continent you can buy them as fruit ). PS... All Fuchsia fruit is edible, it's just that it's small.

I don't know whether it's poisonous to fish, sorry.

The only thing I'd be worried about is if the pond froze during the winter.

What you could do is plant it further back from the edge and then train all the new growth over the edge.

 

Fuchsia Pennine



Fuchsia Delta's Sarah



Fuchsia Flirtation Walz

 

Two standards that I am hoping will pick up some points at a village show tomorrow. The first one is 'Shelford' and the second is 'Waveny Sunrise'.

 

As a fellow Fuchsia enthusiast Good Luck for tomorrow

Please let us know how you get on.

 

Fuchsia Jack Shahan



Fuchsia Dorothy Hanley



Fuchsia Marinka



Fuchsia Moody Blues



Fuchsia Walz Bella

 

Potted up about a 10 fuchsia cuttings I took some while ago. There were all in cells and were growing nicely. They have grown to about 4-4 1/2" (100-114mm) tall and all the leaves were touching each other. I decided to repot them into a slightly bigger pot. I think I may of made a mistake as when I got the small plants out of the cells the roots although were very thin but healthy.

On reflection I think I could have left them a lot longer till the roots were fatter & white. It may have been better to even of left them in the cells over winter or at least a couple of more months.

No harm done really as it was a learning curve and will wait to see if the plants take after disturbing them perhaps a bit early. If they do survive I have about 8 other fuchsia plants that were taken from cuttings and are about 6-7" (152-177mm) tall and bushy for their size.

The object will be to see if I can get them to survive the winter. Do not normally have any problem getting the much larger established fuchsias to survive in garage but the much smaller plants I have never tried.

I have 3 ideas. I have now got electric in greenhouse and will put my large propagator in there. I was thinking of turning the prop on low but keeping plants raised off the hot base, no lid but I have made a woof frame to go around the prop which will be covered in fleece.

2. Keep them on a windowsill indoors but with a lid on so they do not dry out.

3. Buy one of those plastic clear if I can get one or opaque storage boxes. Cover in fleece and keep by window in garage.

I am sure one of those methods will work and will probably divide the small plants to try each method.

 

Our Fuchsia Blooming well

 

fuchsia bolivina

 

My 'Cecile' put on a great show, but now seem over. There are a few new buds coming, but not many, and the stems are looking like they're going to turn woody. I can't remember now, but can I expect another flush?

 

Hi Freddy,
Just give it a feed and make sure there are no berries on it and it should be good to go for another month at least. Mine are just coming to their peak.

 

Thanks Anthony. I've been regularly taking off the pods and feeding. It's just that they're getting that look about them, like they're getting ready to shut down - smaller leaves and a real slow down of any new growth.

 

Mine are the opposite of yours, I think it's because we've had such warm temperatures around here plus little water.

I reckon if you give them a regular feed for the next month they should perk up. September is their best month, they love the cooler nights and a daytime temp of between 10/15 deg is perfect.

 

It sounds like you think mine are in the ground? They're not, they're in baskets. The wife bought one for a quid which is the ground, and that's going great guns.