Data specific to Fuchsias (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tiret
Year: 1950
Country: USA
Habit: Trailing
Type: Double
Color of sepals: Red
Color of corolla: White

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)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 1-2 feet
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: White and cherry-red
Flower Time: Spring
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

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Date: 2010-06-13
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-08-29
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-10-19
Location: western Oregon
Date: summer 2013

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-08-25
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