We had a mini-heatwave lasting about a week, during which temperatures veered close to 100 and humidity readings stayed under 20%. I'm so glad all of my fuchsias are in the shade because all of the plants in full sun look frizzled. There's just not enough water in the world to keep sun-loving plants happy when our high temperatures and low humidity go to work on them.
The fuchsias came through quite well, though. The only ones blooming are a few unidentified ones I just bought at a hardware store, and Fuchsia magellanica, of course, which seems to never stop blooming. The fuchsias from previous years aren't even displaying any buds yet, but they are growing nicely.
As usual, Voodoo and Swingtime are the champs. They've been in the ground for several years, so they've grown about 3 feet since their February pruning.
