Back in the late 80's and early 90's I had quite a nice collection of trailing (basket) fuchsia's. They love it here in this climate, but then the dreaded fuchsia gall mite arrived on the scene and killed off every one I had, along with the arrival of the giant white fly. It was an unholy alliance that caused me to swear off fuchsias until recently. In the interim, the gall mite problem seems to have gone away, thankfully.
Here is one that I'm still not 100% clear on the name of. I suspect it's Jack Sieverns. I originally saw it growing at the Madonna Inn and it was about 15' tall in full sun. I snagged cuttings of it and have it growing under a pink Melaleuca tree in full sun. I keep it topped at 12' because it's easier to manage that way. Talk about PROLIFIC. This thing is loaded with flowers from April through December. Then I cut it back to it's bare bones and by February it's leafing out like crazy.
The bloom isn't anything spectacular, but it is pretty especially in mass quantities.
