Bad news for fuchsia lovers

Just been reading this
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7089656.stm

Has anyone had or seen this?

 

Another problem for the gardening community to contend with. Let`s hope for a harsh winter to kill it off. David.

 

As if rust and weevil weren't enough!

 

Fingers crossed for my climbing fuschia's that went in this year, still in flower and fingers crossed guys

 

you know accidentalgardener if it's not one thing it's another..whatever will land upon us next? I love fuschias, don't know much about them as yet but had a few in my garden in N.Ireland..especially the huge flowering ones.

 

Hi Dixy and welcome :D

Fuschia's are my hubbys favourite, so i bought three of the climbing variety new out. I can only hope and pray for all of us

I have family just outside Kilkenny, small world eh? I love Ireland so you are already in my good books :D :D

 

thanks accidentalgardener, I was in Co.Down, loved it..very similar to where I am now, in Argyll, and the people are very friendly. I was sorry to leave. When I lived here last, I had a few indoor fuschia but they all seemed to develop green & whitefly. I have to say, they are just about my favourites, although when I get organised and get a garden again I'm going to try and grow Datura? (Angel's Trumpets) I think they're spectacular

 

Dixy some information about Brugmansias(angels trumpets)on "other plants" section.

 

Yip
The peeps over here are very friendly
Here are some of my fuscias

 

Must have a look at my fuchsias and see if they are ok,so hope so thanks for pointing out this.

 

thanks for that info walnut, I'll just go & see what info I can pick up.

 

thanks for that info walnut, I'll just go & see what info I can pick up. Wow Wako, lots of info there. I'm heading off back to work but I'll certainly be into that section tonight.

 

Great bush you have there Whis4ey.

I have acquired a few cuttings of fuchsias from a neighbour that are sitting on my window cill in water and have an amazing amount of roots waiting to be potted up, but every time I try to pot them on they just die! :(

Any help guys and girls?

Helen.xxx.

 

The 'bush' is a wild fuscia grown from a cutting found in a hedge
These grow wild here along the sides of the road (especially in the south of Ireland)
It has certainly done well for me

 

well whis4ey my mother has a hedge of wild fuschia growning round her garden, it has some show of flowers! Makes a nice change from privet hedging. Mind you, like Hellofadigger, every time I try to pot up cuttings they wither and die!