fuschia

This was sold by Thompson/Morgan as "Sarah Delta" a blue fuschia what do others think?

 

Looks correct for Fuchsia Delta's Sara to me. Blue Fuchsia are never a true blue.

 

looks pink to me

 

This is the colour Thompson/Morgan had printed in thier catalogue.

 

Fuchsia 'Delta's Sarah' (Fuchsia 'Delta's Sarah')


Botanical Name:
Fuchsia 'Delta's Sarah'
Genus:
Fuchsia
Variety or Cultivar:
'Delta's Sarah' ~ 'Delta's Sarah' is an upright, small, bushy, deciduous shrub with dark-green leaves. It bears single flowers with white sepals and and violet petals in summer and autumn.


Reading that, would mean its more voilet than blue anyway.

Quick search on google led me to someone elses photo of the same one, which looks the same as yours too:-

http://media.growsonyou.com/photos/photo/image/34623/main/101_0214.jpg

 

Some plants have flowers whose colour is partly dependent on soil scidity. At least that's what I once read somewhere. Maybe this is one such plant.

 

I remember a number of disappointed threads last year that Blue Fuchsias weren't very blue ... :(

 

Might be worth putting some sequestered iron on it if it does turn out to be a PH thing - probably worth it as an experiment - assuming money-no-object!

 

Thanks Sam, you are probably on to summat there I have three, will dose one as suggested tis a very pretty thing and I like it lots, just naive and tend to take descriptions, as honest observations...silly me!