Fuschia they are not!

Want a laugh, maybe on the wrong thread, but I ordered a collection of trailing fuschias plug plants, from a company, 2 x named varieties, with 5 free of one sort thrown in, they all arrived 3 wks late, Near death (2 since died)and tiny. So rang comp, got creditted with part credit for 2 plants. Then discovered only one of the named varieties sent with 2 packs of the free ones, = 10 insipid freebees, only not so free. rang to explain, eventually after a few emails, got some seeds sent to cover cost of screwed up order.........
only fuschia order not what I expected, Have several hanging baskets to fill with anticipated droopy fuschias, But now that true leaves have grown and even a couple of flowers, I have now discovered I have 2 complete sets of............
wait for it...............
PHYGELIUS. with 4 free? insipid fuschias.
So hanging baskets will remain empty this year. But shrubbery border could become very full by autumn................ :D

 

Good one, Compostee! What a mess!
I have heard Phygelius referred to as Cape Fuchsia - maybe that's at the back of it.....

 

Quite right Dendy they are known as cape fuchsias but not related at all ,members of the figworts more related to foxgloves than fuchsias, very nice plants they do a nice yellow one you never know Compostee good may come of this yet.

 

Looking at the collection in the comp's plant brochure, I must say, i'm really thankful, there are no yellow ones. Unless the cream version of 'yellow trumpet' is more yellow than the pic............ :D

 

Which company was it ? (For future reference !)

 

I hate to say it, but it's mr fothergills. I have had nowt but probs with them since apr. So am now trying t & m's as well as plant world and chiltern.

 

There's a nice link on my blog - Victoriana Nursery - maybe they can help you out.

I'm not plugging them, am just pleased with my purchases.

 

I'm not too happy with my first (and only?) order from T&M; ordered 15 of what read to me like Korean chrysanths, the hardy mostly single, nice for cut flower types, about 2 - 3 foot high

I got:-
5 18" hardy patio types, 5 incurves and 5 decoratives, the order took over 3 weeks to arrive, they are alive but not that good.

I won't even bother to complain, when I rang to enquire about the order after a week, I just got a run around, sounded like an Indian call centre.

Once bitten twice shy.

 

Mike I have used T&M for some time the last geraniums I got were well packed rubbish, doing my best to pull them through 2 out of the 12 failed already I have taken pictures as they were when I opened the packages, standards have definitely fallen.