Data specific to Fuchsias (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tiret
Year: 1953
Country: USA
Habit: Bush
Type: Double
Color of sepals: Red
Color of corolla: Purple

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Plant Height: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Purple and orange-red
Flower Time: Summer
Fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years

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Common names
  • Fuchsia
  • Lady's Eardrops
Also sold as:
  • Upright Voodoo

Photo Gallery
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-11-18
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-10-19

Date: 2013-10-30
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-10-19
Location: At a nursery
Date: May 6, 2010 1:43 PM

Date: 2009-07-28

Photo courtesy of The Earthworks
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States

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