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How to Grow and Care for Fuchsia

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From spring to fall, fuchsias produce dozens of brightly colored dangling, teardrop-shaped, single or double flowers from trailing stems, and they do so in the kind of shady conditions where most plants struggle. Fuchsias are a fabulous staple for hanging baskets with their elegant, drooping flowers hanging down like so many crystals on a fancy chandelier. Whether planting a fuchsia in outdoor containers or directly in the garden, wait until the weather is consistently above 50 degrees Fahrenheit all night before planting—these plants are very sensitive to cold. They have a moderate growth rate of one to two feet in a year.

A welcome benefit to growing fuchsia is their attraction to hummingbirds; install a hanging basket filled with fuchsia and keep watch for hummingbirds to arrive.

Botanical Name Fuchsia (Group)
Common Names Fuchsia
Family Name Onagraceae
Plant Type Shrub, annual
Mature Size 1 to 2 ft. tall, with a similar spread
Sun Exposure Partial shade
Soil Type Moist but well-drained
Soil pH Neutral to acidic
Bloom Time Spring, summer, fall
Flower Color Red, pink, white, violet, purple
Hardiness Zones 10 thru 11
Native Area Caribbean, South America
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Fuchsia Care

The Fuchsia genus contains more than 100 woody shrubs and trees, but the familiar garden fuchsia widely available in garden centers are mostly hybrids ideal for hanging baskets and other containers. While these plants can be perennial garden plants in warm climates, fuchsias are usually grown as outdoor container plants, either planted as annuals and discarded as the weather turns cold or brought indoors and nursed in bright light and controlled conditions over the winter.

Though slightly fussy about moisture and temperature, fuchsias are still considered an easy plant to grow in container gardens. Most will thrive in part shade to full shade. They don't like to be too hot, and they especially hate dry heat. With the right watering regimen and humidity levels, these plants become fairly easy to care for.

Light

These plants thrive in part shade to deep shade conditions. When growing indoors, they enjoy a bit more light—bright indirect light rather than direct sunlight.

Soil

Fuchsia plants prefer consistently moist (but not soggy) soil with a good ratio of organic matter. At the same time, the soil should be well-draining. For in-ground plants, amending with peat moss or compost before planting is a good idea. Container plants do fine in an ordinary peat-based potting mix, provided the pot has good drainage.

Water

Fuchsias like to be moist but not soggy. They thrive in humidity, so if you live somewhere dry, they are a little more challenging to grow and keep hydrated.

Temperature and Humidity

Fuchsias are happiest with temperatures between 55 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit, though some heat-tolerant cultivars will keep their blooms up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. There are also a few shrub-like varieties that are hardy in freezing temperatures.

Fuchsias thrive in humidity, so if you live in a dry climate, you might have to mist your plants to keep them sufficiently moist. Keeping these plants happy indoors through the dry months of winter can be challenging because you'll need to run a humidifier to keep the space from becoming overly dry.

Fertilizer

During the blooming season, fuchsias have a huge appetite, so you have to feed them regularly with diluted liquid fertilizer. A combination of fish emulsion and seaweed can work well.

Types of Fuchsia

The fuchsia cultivars most often used for garden containers are divided into those that have upright growth habits, which are best for large containers and those with trailing habits, which are best for hanging baskets. Many dozens of different cultivars are available, and your choice depends on what you prefer for flower color and growth habits. Consider these good choices:

Pruning

Regular pruning can keep a fuchsia plant vibrant with blooms. It's also okay to prune back drastically. It will rebound nonetheless and be better for it. For trailing fuchsia, remove thin or brittle growth at any time. Bushy perennial fuchsia would benefit from a light trim in the early fall and spring to clean up any dead stems.

Propagating Fuchsia

Fuchsia plants are easiest to propagate through stem cuttings taken in the spring.

  1. Cut off a two- to four-inch segment of the stem tip, cutting just above the third pair of leaves.
  2. Remove the bottom leaves and dip the end of the cutting in rooting hormone.
  3. Plant the cutting into a tray or pot filled with a seed-starter mix or a blend of sand, perlite, and peat moss.
  4. Cover the pot with loose, clear plastic and place it in a warm location.
  5. Roots should develop in three to four weeks, and at this time, you can remove the cover.
  6. When new leaf growth is obvious on the cutting, you can repot the fuchsia in a larger container and move it outdoors.

How to Grow Fuchsia From Seed

In the early spring, mix peat moss, potting soil, and vermiculite in an appropriate container for indoor seedlings. Spread the seeds across the mixture, press them down lightly, and cover them with a thin layer of potting soil. Cover the containers with clear, loose plastic and give them bright yet indirect light. Temperatures should be a consistent 75 degrees Fahrenheit. After the seeds sprout, remove the plastic cover for a few hours each day to let the seedlings grow hardy in lower humidity. When they have grown their first set of real leaves, they are ready to plant.

Potting and Repotting

Fuchsias look lovely in a pot on their own but also pair well with complementary or contrasting colors. Display them with oxalis, angel wing begonias, lobelia, or coleus.

Choose a 12- to-16-inch pot, depending on the size of the plant. You want a container one size larger than what it resided in at the nursery. Or, if you're combining smaller plants into one container, two or three specimen plants from four-inch pots can live comfortably in a 10- or 12-inch pot. Here are tips on repotting fuchsia:

Overwintering

Many gardeners discard their potted fuchsia plants as winter approaches. Some gardeners try to keep potted plants growing indoors over the winter, but growing fuchsia requires a humid environment to be successful. Another strategy is simply to cut them back to a few inches and place them in a dark, dry corner for the winter. Water only enough to keep the soil from becoming bone dry. In the spring, bring them back outdoors, where they usually recover.

Common Pests

Fuchsia plants are susceptible to aphids, spider mites, and whiteflies. These can be especially troublesome when you bring plants indoors for the winter. Insecticidal soaps are the best option for controlling these insects.

How to Get Fuchsia to Bloom

Remember that fuchsia flowers on only new growth. The moment a flower begins to fade, pinch it back to allow for new growth. In most cases, you'll be rewarded with a new, vibrant flower in a matter of weeks. Fuchsia can rebloom in a single season if you keep on top of pinching back the flowers when necessary. If you don't see new flowers within six weeks of pinching back, cut that stem back even further to the first strong node and allow it more time to grow.

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How to Grow Fuchsia in Pots | Home Guides

By Sarah Chrosniak Updated July 16, 2020

Growing fuchsia (Fuchsia spp.) can enhance your garden's beauty. With over 100 species in this genus, fuchsia's blooms can be red, white, purple, magenta and pink. The brightly colored blooms can be grown in pots and hanging baskets as long as they receive proper care. Fuchsias grow in plant hardiness zones 10 through 11 with some varieties thriving annually in zones 6 through 9. In warmer climates and under the right conditions, a fuchsia can survive year-round as a tender perennial, according to Garden Know How.

How to Grow Fuchsia in Pots

  1. 1. Pot the Fuchsia Plant

    Fill a large pot (roughly 14 inches) with a compost soil mix for potted plants. A fuchsia thrives in relatively moist soil but not drenched soil. The pots need to have drain holes in order to avoid root rot. Plant one fuchsia plant per pot at a consistent depth.

  2. 2. Place the Fuchsia in Shade

    Select a place where the plant will receive morning sun or evening sun but most or all shade in between. Fuchsias love shade. Cooler climates are best for growing fuchsia, and constant dry heat is its nemesis.

  3. 3. Feed the Plant

    Depending on your methods for keeping your plant healthy, you can use fertilizer or find an organic plant food to keep nutrients in your plant's soil. If you are using fuchsia fertilizer, dilute 1/4 teaspoon of a 20-20-20 fertilizer in 1 gallon of water. If you are using plant food, the directions should be on the back of the package. Typically, you can mix the food into the soil when planting in a pot, or you can place the food at the base of the plant. You can continue to nurture the fuchsia throughout the spring and summer and depending on your climate, into the fall.

  4. 4. Water the Plant Routinely

    Place your hand on top of the soil to check if the soil is dry. If it is, water the fuchsia. Continue to check you fuchsia daily because they are not a fan of dry soil. According to the American Fuchsia Society, if you have well-draining soil, you may water it twice a day. To be sure the fuchsia receives enough water, keep watering until water runs out from the drain holes.

  5. 5. Maintain the Plant

    Maintenance for your fuchsia can include fuchsia pruning. Once the flowers have become limp, you can pinch off the old bud and seed pods to encourage a new blossom set. Do this to any overgrown stems as well to keep the plants productive and compact. You can use sharp scissors or a knife to prune each section.

    Fuchsias can become prey to certain bugs, such as aphids, mites and other common plant pests. If this happens to your plant, you can spray them off with water or pick them off with your gloved fingers. Also, removing dead plant buds and leaves will keep fungal problems at bay.

  6. 6. Bring the Plant Indoors for Winter

    If frost is in the forecast, play it safe and bring the potted fuchsia plant inside. Set it in a well-lit area, preferably near a window with cool air flow. Continue to water your plant and monitor its soil in order for the fuchsia to keep blooming. Another option is to cut the fuchsia back within 3 inches of the soil and store it in a cool basement or shed for the winter. If you are storing the potted fuchsia, be sure to check on it weekly and water it so the soil doesn't dry out completely.

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This plant owes the German botanist Leonard Fuchsu with its name. A parishioner from Central America has become an unsurpassed decoration of the interior of many homes. Indoor Fuchsia impresses with its elegance and abundance of colors. Beautiful, unusually shaped flowers of incredible colors, on thin elongated pedicels, surrounded by small, ovoid leaves, make the evergreen shrub a magnificent decoration even for exquisite palaces.

There are many varieties of fuchsia, but the most common indoor fuchsia is hybrid fuchsia (Fuchsia hybrida) . It is she who can most often be found in our apartments.

Lighting

Indoor fuchsia is a rather unpretentious plant, it likes good lighting, but at the same time it is desirable to shade it on hot summer days. It is better to keep it on windows facing the east or west side. With a lack of lighting, fuchsia shoots are drawn out, which does not look very attractive.

Temperature

For abundant flowering of the plant, the optimum temperature in the room should be at least 20 degrees, after flowering during dormancy, it is better to keep fuchsia in a cool room at a temperature of 10-14 degrees.

Watering fuchsia and humidity

In summer days, the plant should be watered twice with settled, soft water. In the spring-autumn period, watering is reduced to one time. In the winter months, the soil should dry out completely between waterings, during this period it is better to water the fuchsia once every two weeks. When watering a plant, do not forget about the humidity of the air. This favorably affects the duration of flowering. If the weather is hot, dry, then you can spray indoor fuchsia twice a day, in cooler times twice a week is enough. In winter, the plant does not need to be sprayed.

Fuchsia Substrate

Don't forget about the condition of the soil. The easiest way to buy ready-made soil in a specialized store. But if you decide to prepare the ground for your favorite plant yourself, know that homemade fuchsia loves soil containing equal parts peat, rotted manure, leafy soil, sand and alumina.

Transplanting and pruning fuchsia

Transplant indoor fuchsia in early spring, but first cut off its branches to the woody part of the stem. This will give a more compact and beautiful shape to the flower in the future. Choose a pot one size larger than the previous one and be sure to have drainage holes. Do not forget to put a layer of expanded clay on the bottom.

Propagation of fuchsia

After pruning the plant, do not discard the cuttings. From them you can get new plants, since indoor fuchsia propagates by cuttings and seeds. Remove the lower leaves from the cuttings, leaving no more than 3-4 upper leaves, and place them in water or wet sand. For good rooting, keep the temperature at least 20 degrees. Spray the cuttings periodically and change the water. The plant usually takes root in two weeks. After that, the cuttings are planted in pots with ready soil mixture.

Fuchsia top dressing

As soon as buds appear on room fuchsia, you should start fertilizing. It is enough to water once a week with liquid fertilizer for flowering plants, diluted in accordance with the instructions. At the beginning of autumn, feeding is stopped. Do not forget, fertilizers are applied only to moist soil!

Diseases of fuchsia

Indoor fuchsia is very rarely subject to diseases. If the humidity is very high, powdery mildew may appear or the roots may begin to rot. With a strong overdrying of the soil, leaves and buds fall. Also, the fall of the buds can cause a rearrangement of the plant from place to place and drafts.


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The fuchsia plant (Fuchsia) is a member of the Cyprus family. This genus includes about a hundred species. In their natural environment, they live on the South American continent, but can also be found in Central America.

The name of the flower comes from the name of the botanist Fuchs, a German plant researcher who stood at the origins of botany. Growing fuchsia at home is not too difficult. Sometimes the plant is used to create small standard trees or serves as an ampelous planting. For successful cultivation of fuchsia, a cool wintering is required.

1 Description of fuchsia

2 Brief rules for growing fuchsia

3 Fuchsia care Transplanting

3.8 Pruning

3.9 Flowering

4 How to propagate fuchsia

4.1 Growing from seed

4.2 Propagation from cuttings

5 Possible difficulties in growing

5.1 Flowering too quickly ends

5.2 Leaves

5.3 spots on leaves

5.4 Dropping buds

9000 5.5 Pests

6 types and names 9000,

6.1 FUCISIA BACKEN Fuchsia fulgens)

6.2 Bolivian Fuchsia (Fuchsia boliviana)

6.3 Magellanic Fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica)

6.4 Corymbiflora Fuchsia (Fuchsia corymbiflora)

Description of fuchsia

Fuchsia is a shrub or tree. Its leaves can be located opposite or be collected in whorls. Some species during the dormant period begin to shed their foliage. The shape of the leaf plates can be different, most often they are slightly elongated. The edges of the sheet may be serrated or smooth. The recognizable flowers of the plant can be painted in shades of white, pink, purple or red. They have a prominent tube-shaped calyx adorned with protruding stamens. Petals and calyx can be plain or painted in different colors and shades.

There are varieties with double flowers. A wide palette of fuchsia colors, including rather rare tones, gave the name to one of the shades of purple, as well as a chemical compound with a solution of a similar color - fuchsin.

It is known that growing in its homeland, fuchsia gives quite edible berries, which are quite difficult to obtain in room conditions. Often, dishes are decorated with flowers of this plant, by the way, edible.

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Brief rules for growing fuchsia

The table shows brief rules for caring for fuchsia at home.

Light level The flower needs a sufficient amount of bright light, but only diffused rays.
Content temperature During rest no more than 10 degrees, in the warm season - up to 24 degrees.
Watering Schedule When the plant begins to grow, it is watered as the topsoil dries out. Starting in autumn, the volume of moisture is reduced, but they try not to overdry the earth.
Humidity All summer the foliage can be moistened with a sprayer. This is done twice a day using lukewarm water. In autumn, you can moisten the plant every few days. In winter, the procedure is stopped.
Soil The optimum soil is a mixture of leafy soil, peat and sand.
Top dressing Twice a month from mid-spring to September, using a specialized flower formulation.
Transplantation Transplantation is carried out immediately after pruning, every spring.
Pruning Only ampelous species are not pruned, the rest are pruned in the spring, at the very beginning of the growing season.
Flowering Flowering can last from spring to late autumn.
Dormant period Dormant period occurs from mid-autumn to the last days of January.
Propagation By cuttings, rarely by seeds.
Pests Whiteflies and spider mites.
Diseases Diseases are caused by improper care, including spotting and various rots.

Fuchsia home care

Due to its low maintenance and easy care, fuchsia is ideal for beginner growers. All that is needed to ensure good growth and flowering is to follow simple growing rules.

Lighting

Fuchsia is best suited east or west. A flower needs a sufficient amount of bright light, but only diffused rays will suit it. In the morning or evening, even the direct sun will not bother fuchsia. On the south side, it must be shaded at noon. To do this, you can use a light-diffusing fabric or paper, or move the pot away from the window. On the north side, the plant will lack lighting, so the branches of the bush may stretch unnecessarily, and flowering will be weak. To avoid this, the bush can be illuminated with fitolamps.

In the summer, you can move the fuchsia to a balcony or other place with open air, but a similar procedure is carried out by gradually accustoming the plant to new conditions. Sometimes some plant varieties are even grown outdoors. A hardened flower is able to withstand frosts down to -10 degrees.

Fuchsia should not be disturbed during the budding period. The pot with it should not be moved or even turned - the plant will begin to shed buds, flowers or even foliage.

Temperature

During the development of fuchsia, a temperature of 18-24 degrees is suitable, but the plant does not like extreme heat. If the foliage of the bush drooped, the cause was probably not a lack of moisture, but overheating. In warm weather, you can keep fuchsia on the balcony, providing it with a corner, closed from the scorching sun and protected from rain and cold wind. If the flower stays at home, they try to air the room more often, but at the same time avoid drafts.

Fuchsia should winter in a cool place. The absence of such conditions will lead to dropping foliage and stretching the stems. A dark corner is considered optimal, where it keeps about 5-10 degrees. During this period, the bush will not need lighting and may shed some of the foliage. This allows you to keep a container with a plant in the basement or garage.

Watering mode

Well-settled, not cold water is suitable for watering fuchsia. From the beginning of spring to the first days of autumn, the flower is watered when the soil in the pot dries slightly. In autumn, the volume of watering begins to gradually decrease so that by the end of November it becomes very scarce. This allows the plant to prepare for wintering and promotes more lush flowering next season.

If fuchsia hibernates in a room where it stays less than 10 degrees, it is watered as rarely as possible - about several times a month. But in a warmer place, you should not completely reduce watering. You should also not completely dry out the clod of earth in a pot.

Humidity level

Fuchsia loves moderately high humidity and needs periodic spraying. For them, use water that has settled for at least a day. Since May, with the onset of heat, the plant is sprayed twice a day, trying to do this in the morning or during sunset so that water does not fall on the inflorescences. In the fall, you can do this only occasionally. In winter, spraying is not carried out at all.

Soil

The soil used for growing fuchsia is slightly acid soil, including leafy soil, peat and sand in a ratio of 3:2:1. You can add to the soil and peat chips. A layer of drainage must be laid at the bottom of the container (about 1/5 of the height of the pot). The pot itself should slightly exceed the old one in size. Ceramic containers are best suited for fuchsias. This material allows the flower not to overheat in the heat.

Top dressing

Fertilize fuchsia from mid-spring. Once every 2-3 weeks, it is fed with a liquid complex composition for flowering. You can use the foliar application method. Excess fertilizers (especially nitrogen) should not be allowed. In winter, top dressing is not required.

Repotting

Transplanting fuchsia is undemanding: the flower should be repotted when the pot becomes too small. If the roots have begun to crawl out of the drainage hole, then there is not enough space for them and you need to take a larger pot. The plant is not demanding on the quality of the pot, it is selected in the same way as for other flowers, the main thing is that it has good drainage.

Fuchsia is transplanted at the very beginning of spring. Usually this procedure is combined with pruning. In addition to shortening the branches, you can also trim the roots a little.

After transplanting, the fuchsia bush is sprayed and watered abundantly, and then placed in a moderately bright place. If desired, you can transplant fuchsia twice, replacing the earthen mixture in the container. This is usually done in the middle of summer. About a month after transplantation, the plants are not fed.

Pruning

The bushes of the plant should be pruned regularly in spring. Fuchsia, which spent the winter in a warm room, during this period may lose foliage and stretch noticeably. Due to the fact that most of the buds will be formed on fresh young shoots, this procedure allows you to make flowering more abundant. Old bare branches of the plant are removed. As a rule, they are shortened by at least a third, or they try to remove everything to the rusty part. This will allow the bush to maintain a neater and more attractive shape. The only exceptions are ampelous fuchsias - such trimming of decorativeness will not add to them.

The stems left after pruning can be used as planting material as cuttings. You can prune fuchsia not only in spring, but throughout the entire growth period. When 3 pairs of leaves appear on fresh branches, they are pinched.

Fuchsia can be shaped like a tree. One of the stems of the plant is tied to a vertical support, continuing to remove side shoots from it until the required height is reached. Then the top of the bush is cut off. Up to 5 lateral stems will form on it, which will serve as the crown of a mini-"tree". In a few years, they will grow and make the plant look even more attractive.

Flowering

Proper care will allow fuchsia to bloom for a long time. The flowering period can last from late spring to November. After the bush fades, juicy fruits similar to berries can form on it. They are edible and are often used as a base for desserts. They are also used as a natural dye. But at home, the plant can be treated with chemicals, so it can be dangerous to eat the fruits of such fuchsia.

It takes about 2 months for the formation and growth of buds near the bush. At the same time, species with simple and not too large flowers bloom earlier than the others.

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For more abundant flowering, faded flowers should be regularly removed from the bush. The timely movement of the bush into the air will help to extend the process of bud formation until winter - this should be done in July. Over the summer, such a fuchsia needs to be cut a little about 3 times.

How to propagate fuchsia

Growing from seed

In order for fuchsia to form seeds, it is necessary to artificially pollinate its flowers. Seed propagation does not transmit some of the characteristics of the mother plant, but allows you to create hybrids. To do this, pollinate different types of plants with flowers that differ in shape and color.

Seeds should be treated in a weak manganese solution and sown shallowly in a container with soil. Under glass or film shoots appear within a couple of months. After the formation of several pairs of true leaves, they dive.

Propagation by cuttings

Cuts about 5-7 cm in size are used as cuttings. They should have at least a couple of internodes. The lower leaves are removed from the cuttings, leaving only a few pieces (up to 4) on top. For rooting, they are placed in water or planted in wet sand. At a temperature of about +20, the process of root formation takes from a couple of weeks to a month. Young branches take root faster. After that, the cuttings are planted in separate pots about 9 cm in diameter. As a soil, a mixture of equal parts of sand, leafy soil, humus and turf is used.

To get more lush bushes, you can put several cuttings in one container. Similar fuchsias will bloom this year.

Cuttings can be carried out until the end of the growing season. But for slow-growing species, segments from the bush are taken not in spring, but at the very end of summer. Sometimes leaf cuttings are also used for propagation.

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Possible growing difficulties

Poor ventilation of the room is considered one of the causes of problems with fuchsia. Lack of air movement can affect plant health. It is for this that a room with a flower is recommended to be ventilated more often or to transfer the pot to fresh air in the warm season.

Flowering ending too soon

Flowering wave ending too soon can be caused by several factors. The first of them is insufficiently cool wintering and abundant watering during this period. Other reasons include lack of lighting during the growing season or lack of moisture and nutrients in the summer. An excess of nitrogen in the soil can also harm flowering - in this case, fuchsia may not bloom. The addition of phosphorus and potassium will help to correct the situation.

Sometimes the reason for the lack of flowering is too small a pot. In this case, the bush will need to be transplanted into a more suitable container.

Falling leaves

Falling leaves may be due to unfavorable plant conditions. The reasons may be too low lighting, improper watering, low humidity levels or excessively hot weather. If the fuchsia sheds its leaves in winter, it is likely that the bush is in too bright sun and needs to be removed from there. Untimely appearing buds during this period are pinched.

Leaf spot

Leaf spot may occur due to excessive watering in winter. If the foliage has turned pale, it is possible that the bush was planted in unsuitable or too poor soil.

Dropping buds

During bud formation and flowering, do not disturb the fuchsia bush - in this case, all flowers will fall off it. To avoid this, you do not need to move or twist the pot, or expose it to drafts.

Pests

Whiteflies and spider mites can settle on a fuchsia bush. The presence of the whitefly is manifested in the appearance of rusty spots on the leaf blades. Fuchsia can react to spider mites by dropping foliage. Such pests should be controlled with insecticidal preparations.

Types and varieties of fuchsia with photos and names

Brilliant fuchsia (Fuchsia fulgens)

Mexican species growing in the mountains. It forms tall bushes up to 2 meters in size and branches quite strongly. On bare branches are large leaves of an elongated or heart-shaped shape. There are notches on the edge of each leaf blade. The width of the leaf reaches 12 cm, and the length is about 20 cm. Hanging inflorescences-brushes are formed on the tops of the stems. They consist of reddish flowers with petals up to 10 cm long. The whisk is the same size. As it approaches the base, it narrows. Flowering continues throughout the summer. After it, fruits are formed on fuchsia - edible berries.

Bolivian fuchsia (Fuchsia boliviana)

The species lives not only in Bolivia, but also in the mountains of Argentina and Ecuador. Reaches a meter height. The foliage has a slight pointed tip and a finely serrated edge. The width of each plate reaches 6 cm, length - up to 15 cm. This fuchsia blooms until mid-spring. At this time, inflorescences-brushes are formed on it, located on the tops of the shoots. They have small red flowers.

Magellanic fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica)

Either Fuchsia discolor or Fuchsia conica. The size of such a shrub can be very impressive and reach up to 5 m in height. It has branches of a purple hue, covered with weak pubescence. Foliage can grow alternately on them or be collected in whorls of 3 plates each. The leaves have a serrated edge and crimson veins. The length of each leaf reaches 5 cm. Flowers are formed in the axils. They are collected in inflorescences of several pieces or arranged singly. The flowers have a reddish corolla and a purple calyx. Flowering begins in late spring and continues almost until autumn.

Fuchsia corymbiflora

The species lives in the mountainous regions of Ecuador and Peru.

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