Data specific to Fuchsias (Edit)
Habit: Bush
Type: Single
Color of sepals: Medium Pink
Color of corolla: Pink

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Plant Height: 4 feet (120 cm)
Plant Spread: 3 feet (80cm)
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Other: Flowers are very tiny, but charming!
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Small Leaf Fuchsia
  • Lady's Eardrops
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Fuchsia microphylla
  • Synonym: Fuchsia minutiflora

Photo Gallery
Location: Hexham Alpine Garden Society show, Northumberland, England, UK 
Date: 2022-10-08
Fuchsia microphylla
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-09-02
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-06-16
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-06-16
Location: Rosetta -Tasmania
Date: 10-11-12
Tom Thumb
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-08-22
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: April 2014
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-10-10
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-09-02
Very tiny flowers but very abundant and charming!
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-04

Photo courtesy of: Alex Monro

Photo courtesy of: Alex Monro

Photo courtesy of: Alex Monro
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-09-02
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: April 2014
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-12-24
Flowers and berries, very charming!
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-12-24
Flowers and berries, keeps on blooming even in January!
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