... Fuchsias lust after a well drained soil that's all sort of loamy looking. They also need the correct amount of water - otherwise they get stroppy and let their flowers and buds drop off prematurely.
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Advantages: Easy growing and wonderful to look at. Disadvantages: Rust and vine weevil.
...Aunt, I have some new fuchsia plants. It works virtually every time.
Now if you talk to my lovely dad he'll go on and on (and on) about how to look after fuchsias. But, you know what? Mine look just as good and without all of the fuss. He'll say something like, "Kay, now don't forget, as soon as they start growing early in the year you should feed them with a high nitrogen fertilizer. Then as soon as the buds appear you must switch ... ...appear. I've heard that fuchsia can also get vine weevil but I've never seen this, or them, on any of my plants.
My fuchsia are about 60-70cm tall, some maybe a little more. There are other bush varieties that can reach upwards to 3.5m and are even suitable as a hedge. One that is very hardy is called 'Riccartonnii', or Ricky to his friends, and then there is 'Macrostemma' more commonly known as 'Lady's Ear-drops'. I'm sure you don't ... more
Hello my green-fingered friends. I'm here to do a bit of a Charlie Dimcock, or whatever she's called. Yes, I've got the right credentials. Well a couple of them at least - as you can no doubt tell from the slight nip in the air this evening. Mind you I haven't always been a gardening expert - oh no. In fact, between you and me, my plants never used to live very long . Many wouldn't even wait to die but preferred just to commit suicide. But all of that has changed now, it's amazing the difference it makes when you leave off your bra.
As I look across my estate I feel uplifted as I breath in deeply and take in the splendour and colours before me. Quite outstanding - with the whites, reds and pinks on display. Okay, okay so I've only got a balcony but I do love a good fuchsia, don't you? And I can put on a decent, and occasionally indecent, show.
For some reason I feel in tune with fuchsias. Who knows, perhaps I was once related to Leonhart von Fuchs, that well known German botanist, after whom these wondrous plants are named. It must obviously have been in another life because he lived from 1501 to 1566. The first real mention of fuchsias, however, was by a Jesuit monk called Father Charles Plumier. He spotted them with bloodshot eyes when on an 'all inclusive, drink as much as you want' bucket and spade holiday to the Dominican Republic. This was in 1703 or thereabouts. He was a somewhat serious clever Dick so he called them 'fuchsia triphylla flore coccineo'.
Doesn't that annoy you about 'expert' gardeners? They love to use those long Latin names to impress and build up their parts a little. That reminds me of a story!
There was this attractive woman whose tomatoes just wouldn't ripen, so she asked the guy next door what his secret was. He told her that the only way was to strip naked in front of the tomato plants twice a day and they would then soon go red with embarrassment. A few weeks later the neighbour asked her how the tomatoes were doing. "Still not too good", she replied, "But you should see the size of my cucumbers".
Anyway, back to fuchsias. They were first introduced into Britain in 1788, or maybe it was 1789. It's not too important - just look at how many there are now. I love them.
What I like are the magnificent colours, and have you ever really looked at the flowers? They are works of art. I've got a pair of lovely pink ones - and pink fuchsias too. Sorry, must be serious. I've also got red ones, red and mauve, red and pink and a fantastic white double flowered variety. Well I say white, but there is the most subtle delicate hint of pink on the outside petals. I've no idea what all the Latin names are, and I don't really care. They are just wonders of nature to be enjoyed.
Now another reason why I love fuchsias is because I find them very easy to grow and so easy to ... to get more of them, whatever that's called. Propogation? Well, no matter, it's easy to take cuttings to increase the number of plants. This is what my friend taught me do. It's probably not the right way but, hey, it works for me (and him).
When a plant is up and growing I pull off a few of the new shoots (about 6, 7 or 8 cm long, I'm not too fussy) and I plonk these in a jam jar filled with water. If there should be any buds I pinch these out and usually the bottom couple of leaves as well. After a few weeks, Bob's your Uncle, they develop roots. When they have I pop them into plant pots full of compost (bought from a DIY store) and, Fanny's your Aunt, I have some new fuchsia plants. It works virtually every time.
Now if you talk to my lovely dad he'll go on and on (and on) about how to look after fuchsias. But, you know what? Mine look just as good and without all of the fuss. He'll say something like, "Kay, now don't forget, as soon as they start growing early in the year you should feed them with a high nitrogen fertilizer. Then as soon as the buds appear you must switch to a high potash fertilizer".
I answer him by saying, "Dad, isn't potash what you have left after you smoke a joint". Not that I smoke.
He also pots his cuttings in a mixture of sedge peat, loam and silver sand. I just buy a bag of something or other that says 'compost' on the front from B&Q. I mix some dirt stuff or normal garden soil with this when the plants get bigger. Seems to do the trick. Fuchsias lust after a well drained soil that's all sort of loamy looking. They also need the correct amount of water - otherwise they get stroppy and let their flowers and buds drop off prematurely.
If they are grown as indoor pot plants I'd suggest that they are immersed in water once a week - when you are soaking your undies, dentures or whatever. In winter water sparingly, but don't let them dry out completely, and they will be your friends for years to come.
I look after my fuchsias, during the growing and flowering season, by simply watering them and removing dead flowers to encourage new ones. This way the display seems to stretch from as early as the beginning of June right through to October. In the winter some of the plants can look quite dead but they burst into life with a tickle and some early sunshine - pretty much like my boyfriend. I usually hack them back with some shears. My dad prunes his carefully, cutting back the main branches every year.
The only problem I've ever had is 'rust' - that's the plants, not me. This can happen in damp, mild conditions. It's not very pleasant. The leaves turn yellowish and nasty black spots appear. It isn't fatal but definitely spoils their appearance and makes them look quite sad and forlorn. There are sprays about such as Nimrod-T, Rose Clear and Systane that can put things right, if treated when the first signs of trouble appear. I've heard that fuchsia can also get vine weevil but I've never seen this, or them, on any of my plants.
My fuchsia are about 60-70cm tall, some maybe a little more. There are other bush varieties that can reach upwards to 3.5m and are even suitable as a hedge. One that is very hardy is called 'Riccartonnii', or Ricky to his friends, and then there is 'Macrostemma' more commonly known as 'Lady's Ear-drops'. I'm sure you don't want to be bored with a long list of other fancy names but I felt the urge to show off a little.
Yes, fuchsia are one of my favourite flowers. I may not look after them as per 'the book' or follow the experts advice but I do give them my love and attention and they respond accordingly. It seems to work. After all, it's what most of us want - so why should plants be any different?
If you should wish to seek out wet and wild fuchsia, living as nature intended, you'll need to hop on a plane to the lower wooded foothills of Central and South America.
One last thing, get it right: Fuchs is pronounced Fooks, for fooks sake.
...days ago and saw their fuchsia .It brought back memories of how my mum loved them.
*The fuchsia is a native of Mexico, the West Indies and New Zealand . In the late 17th century the first Fuchsias were found and introduced to Europe. From these first plants many verities have been bred.
* The fuchsia flowers from June right through the summer. The fuchsia has pretty flowers they look like dancers with frilly skirts. A thin green stalk attaches ... ...the hardy, the indoor pot fuchsia and the trailing.
*The hardy.
This one will grow outside just needing pruning in the spring . There are a few varieties of fuchsia that will grow outside. The most common one I think is the one with red flowers on. This grows very tall can grow up to 3 metres 10 foot tall, flowering from mid summer till autumn. This looks magnificent grown as a hedge. There are a few smaller varieties that can also be grown outside ...
mumsymary 06.07.2009 (07.07.2009)
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Advantages: brightens up the garden Disadvantages: attracts bee's
...are lots of varieties of fuchsia to choose from and they can be grown as a shrub, a bush , as a hedgerow, or in pots and greenhouses. They also make an attractive hanging basket too.
The flowers of the fuchsia looks like a tubular shaped flower which opens at the end into four spreading sepals and four overlapping petals which form a bell at the bottom of the bloom, this makes it such an attractive plant, as there are different shades and colours ... ...have a huge fuchsia bush outside in my garden which spans about five feet wide and grows to about four feet high, it never fails to blossom in the summer and the flowers are the most vivid red and pink you'd ever imagine. It's name is - "Brilliant" if your looking to liven up your garden with colour.
Fuchsia's can be bought at all the garden centres and vary in price from 99p upwards, this all depends on the size of the plant your looking for, but ...
Sunnysmiles 30.04.2006
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Advantages: long flowering season Disadvantages: may die down in winter (but will come back)
A fuchsia can be a wonderfully easy plant to grow, or one requiring a lot of skill and knowledge. It depends on the type you choose. If you're a fuchsia hobbyist who can wax lyrical about the numbers of petals and sepals, pollinates flowers with a camel hair brush, lovingly digs out the precious rare fuchsias of his collection every winter to replant them in the shelter of a heated greenhouse.... then you don't need my advice.
However, if you're ... ...WHICH VARIETY TO CHOOSE
Fuchsia Magellanica is the hardiest and most easy to grow. Definitely beginner-friendly.
Fortunately there are several cultivars, each with different-coloured flowers, so if you want several different looking fuchsias, you can still stick to the species 'magellanica'.
The most spectacular looking of these - and the one your neighbours are most likely to have - is Fuchsia magellanica 'riccartonii' with mauve&red blossoms. ...
queen_rain 08.12.2004
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Advantages: very tough Disadvantages: might take over garden
...all delicate and the hardy fuchsia has turned out to be a real winner for my garden. I took a couple of cuttings from a neighbouring fuchsia – popped them in water for a while and they both developed roots very quickly. The flowers of the hardy fuchsia are almost as magnificent as some of the more tropical varieties with the familiar outer flower then an inner flower of different colour – in this case its crimson and purple. Anyway the good news ... ...next summer. The second fuchsia did not fare quite so well as it was planted in a more shady spot and where my dog looks over the fence and she kept treading on it. But even that is now doing well and growing fast. So if you want a tough, pretty shrub – try the hardy fuchsia. ...
Conicview 19.07.2001
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Advantages: Wide range of colours, easy to grow. Disadvantages: Expensive to buy in nurseries.
Fuschias are a wonderful all-round garden plant. Whether you need colour in the house, conservatory, garden, patio, balcony or greenhouse, there will be plenty of varieties to meet your needs.
If you need them for window boxes or troughs, go for a mix of trailing varieties and small bushy ones. For the borders in the garden, try a mix of small bushy types, and tall growing standards.
Fuschias come in very hardy outdoor varieties, but most of the ... ...out of doors. Choose which type you want carefully.
If you go for small-flowering types, you will have a mass of flowers all Summer. The bigger showy flower types have relatively few flowers, but this is more than made up with the awesome size and colour of the best ones!
Take cuttings in late Summer, and overwinter the plants indoors, and you will have fuschias for many years! ...
wiseoldowl 23.09.2000
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Advantages: Hardy, very pretty, easy to grow and propogate, flowers last a while. Disadvantages: None for me
faithfully return each year, a little bushier and larger. They can be planted in groups, individually, in borders or in containers. In the last few years I have seen a few different coloured ones on sale at garden centres. In some ways the flowers look a little like Fuchsia flowers until you look closely.
Ideally Bleeding Hearts like full sun or light shade. When the flowers are in full bloom they also like plenty of water. However they do thrive best in well drained, rich but light soil.
They are easily propagated, usually by division or root cuttings in Spring. It is also quite easy to move a plant in Spring and it will soon re-establish itself. Our plant is in our front garden now and has been for about six years. That is one of the sad things this year. As we are now living in a caravan on our front garden, whilst our home finally has ...
grafter123 30.03.2008
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Advantages: great value and choice Disadvantages: bad queues
comparable to that of the packet of seed.
So for anyone who has problems germinating such as Petunia or busy lizzie seeds , buying them this way then growing them on makes a great alternative.
Tomatoes , cucumbers , peppers are also on sale ,and it is possible to pick up four tomatoes for 99p . F1 Shirley and other F1's are available too .
Bedding plants are extremely good value trays of seedlings for 59p -99p .
If you like Fuchsia's , pelargoniums and plants such as that they start at 35p in small 3.5 inch pots .
Moving on ; Rigg's offers much much more . Shrubs , Alpines , trees , fruit trees , cement , fencing , aquatics , are all featured strongly . Not to mention ornaments and a great range of composts and seeds.
Almost every major seed company is represented rather than just the typical one or two at most garden centres.
They offer ...
Advantages: Does the job it was made to do Disadvantages: I'll lose intrest in taking cuttings, and still have 3/4 of the bottle left.
such as fuchsia, dahlia, chrysanthemum, and houseplants.
2.5cm for all other cuttings.
Place the planted cutting in a light, but not sunny position.
Precautions
You must wash your hands after use.
Keep it away from pets and children.
Apply away from fish.
Store in the original container.
Went empty dispose of safely.
Baby Bio Roota contains sodium salts of 1-napthyl-aceticacid & dichlorophen.
The Baby Bio Roota that I am using is in a liquid form but it is also available in a powder form.
The packaging is small the box is only about 2.5 inches tall so it is easily missed on the shelf if you don’t know what you are looking for, although it is in a bright yellow box.
It comes in a 50ml bottle, which goes a long long way. This bottle will last you a long time.
The bottle has a screw on lid which is not child prove ...
