How to Propagate and Grow
Fuchsia

Fuchsia originate from New Zealand and mainly Central and South America and are a genus of annuals and perennials.

Leaves are fleshy and shiny which are heart shape and finely toothed.

Flowers are single or double, pendulous and tubed with reflex sepals and filaments that protrude beyond the corolla.

The flowers come in a riot of colours and the sepals and corolla can be differently coloured.

There are hundreds of varieties to choose from with new varieties being introduced every year.

You really are spoilt for choice.

Fuchsia are one of the most favoured plants for displaying in patio pots and tubs, window boxes, troughs and hanging baskets where the trailing varieties excel most other plants.

Many gardeners, including ourselves, have a greenhouse jam-packed full of fuchsias every year, and all for free.

They are one of the easiest plants to propagate by taking cuttings. They root with little effort and the success rate is extremely high.

If you want a plant that is easy to start your propagating with, then this is the one.

Family: Onagraceae

Species: F. magellanica 'Versicolor'.

Common Names: Hardy fuchsia, magellan fuchsia, lady's eardrops.

Classification: Perennial.

Height: 90cm (36inches).

Flowering: From late spring early summer through to first frost.

Usage: Ideal for herbaceous borders and as general bedding plants.

They make ideal focal plants.

Extremely good for growing in patio tubs and pots, they make a brilliant display with their showy flowers.

If planted in tubs or pots they will need winter protection.

Site: Grow them in full sun, they thrive in it!

They will also do well in partial shade.

Soil: Any moist and free draining soil.

Propagation Methods: By seed from early to late spring.

Sow seeds on surface and do not cover with compost.

Cover seeds with thin layer of vermiculite.

Best germination temperature: 40 deg F.

Time from sowing to germination: 3 months onwards.

Very slow germination, so be patient!

Germinates sparodically, so transplant seedlings as they become large enough to handle.

How to sow seeds

Cuttings in spring or after flowering in autumn.

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