Fushia overwinter

I have always cut down my fushias and brought them inside for the winter as anyone ever left them in the ground as another way of overwintering

 

If they are hardy varieties leave them in the ground and cut them down early spring.:gnthb:

 

thanks Daitheplant - that's pretty much what I do with mine......but was waiting to see responses to see if there was something else I should be doing (with the hardy bushes)

 

I'm currently bringing my tender fuschias into the greenhouse to be cut down and potted up for the winter. The hardies remain outside with no special treatment. They have always been fine.

 

Many thanks for your replies I was more concerned with the basket ones I have, the one or two of hardy I will leave in and cut back

 

Most fuchsias are not hardy, so you should assume that the plugs you buy in spring are not. However as people above have said there are hardier versions that can be left out over winter. But if in doubt assume it is not hardy.

 

Last winter i hung my baskets in the greenhouse and that protected the ones i wasnt sure about, i still lost some but that was because was i was away and they needed water before i was able to provide it, :dh:

 

I would disagree with you there Peter, I would say most Fuchsias ARE hardy.. But I agree, ANY plugs should be protected with fleece.:gnthb:

 

As many Fuchsias come from Central and South America, I wouldn't trust their hardiness. Though there are others from New Zealand which are hardier.

 

I think I have 'hardy' plants but I always mulch them before hard frosts kick in. I leave the seasons growth on them and don't prune until Springtime. After 20 years of successive growth I think I just might have cracked it!:D
Thank you Hidcote Gardens for 'donating' the original cutting..:wink:

 

I usually leave them in the pot, bit of cellophane over them, they always survive. Winter they can handle; Vine Weevil is another story altogether!

 

mine looked hardy but died last winter

 

A lot of "hardy" stuff did last year. Coldest winter in 18 years and all that.

 

I think it also depends on where you are. I am in the frozen north - so don't trust them, but there is Dai who lives on the tropical Costa Cardiff, and has a different experience. :flwsml:

 

I really think it does help if a plant is well established aswell, if its still struggling to get a decent root system going it will suffer in the best of winters