ID this fuschia please. I'm in zone 8 . It dies to ground in bad winters here. Then comes back very nice.

Duane is it 'Genii'? I hope so because I see that it might be hardy in my zone and I'd love that.

I don't think it is 'Genii'. My leaves look much darker than the other pics.

I think it might be 'Mrs. Popple'

It may be. That one seems quite shrubby, Still, I may give 'Genii' a try.

Genii is very hardy and reliable, mine usually grows from the previous year's stems but when we had 7 weeks below freezing it regrew from the base.

The Fuchsia Duane posted could be Mrs Popple, but it could be something else.

Mrs Popple:

Flower: Single, on the large side of medium
Tube: Scarlet, glossy, slender and short
Sepals: Scarlet, glossy on top, short and broad, held ½ down with slight recurve
Corolla: Violet-purple fading to rose-red at base
Foliage: Dark green, finely serrated leaves
Habit: Bush

I would say the tube and sepals are carmine rather than red and glossy as on Mrs Popple, the sepals look narrower too than on the one in question.

There's a true photo on the next link, they are growers and National Collection holders.

http://www.kathleenmuncasterfu...

Janet, good to know about 'Genii'.