Fuchsias... 2014..

Lordy! Where's your soul young man!!

 

What about this one Kristen? F. juntensis


Bye the way longk I love it

Dave

 

That`s lovely davy, I only have the "traditional" fuchsias at the moment , but I am very tempted by these, is that a current picture or one you " took previously"

 

I for one love it!

Thanks!

 

Yup, happy with that - I do have some of those "long, tubular" ones, including these ones:


F. thalia


F. magellanica gracilis - although not a very good photo, sorry

 

Hi Pam
It is an old photo , but it flowers around Christmas time each year . I have had it about 10 yrs now . Only have the one plant ,and have found it very temperamental to root ..It is not hardy and I have the greenhouse around 50F in winter ..
Have other triphyllas (usually long tubes) as well

Dave

 

think these will survive winter in pots on the balcony in -5c? I've got a bunch i left out.

 

Welcome to GC Djdelmar. There's no reason why they shouldn't survive but as they are in pots you should wrap them in some sort of insulation, ie garden fleece to stop the roots freezing.

 

cool thanks and thanks for the warm welcome.

 

Your welcome.

 

Welcome djdelmar

I bought lots of plug plants yesterday (online and in B&Q) so looking forward to lots of new varieties this summer

From babyplants.co.uk:

Tuonela
Purple Rain
Cecile
Peachy
Orange King
Flying Scotsman
Two each of the following (six for a fiver from B&Q):
Sarah Eliza
Marcus Graham
Jean King

My hanging baskets and pots are going to look awesome this year.

I already have Waltz Jubelteen and Annabelle.

 

Bought a few more plugs today:

Blue Mirage
Wendy's Beauty
Heidi Ann

I am going to stop now. Well maybe.

 

I have some non-hardy fuchsias left from last year that are starting to show signs of life. Glad I never chucked them now
My hardy ones are really taking off now so my question is, should I still cut them back or leave them be?

 

Does anyone grow climbing fuchsia Lady boothy?

 

I've grown Lady Boothby in the past and came to the conclusion that there are better Fuchsia.

a] It's not a climber, just tall growing. You'll need to tie it in yourself and to get the best vertical growth take a fair number of the side shoots out.
b] Although hardy, it was late into growth and didn't perform overly well after the first winter.

On the plus side, the flowers are tasteful and of a fair size.................


As I recall, the fruit is one of the better tasting Fuchsia fruit too.