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Fuchsia magellanica - flower. This sub-shrub with long, arcuate stems can grow to 1–3 metres (3.3–9.8 ft) in height and width in frost-free climates, and 4–5 feet (1.2–1.5 m) where colder.Its leaves grow in whorls of 3-4 per node or sometimes opposite, are ovate to lanceolate, 2.5-6 cm long, and 1-2 cm wide, with serrate margins and petioles 0.5-1 cm long.
Begonia fuchsioides, the fuchsia begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae. [2] It is native to Ecuador, Colombia, and western Venezuela, and has been introduced to Hawaii and Réunion. [1] A small bush reaching 2 ft (60 cm), it is hardy to USDA zone 10a. [3]
Fuchsias are popular garden shrubs, and once planted can live for years with a minimal amount of care. The British Fuchsia Society [18] maintains a list of hardy fuchsias that have been proven to survive a number of winters throughout Britain and to be back in flower each year by July. Enthusiasts report that hundreds and even thousands of ...
move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Description. 2 Taxonomy. ... Correa reflexa, commonly known as common correa [3] or native fuchsia, [3] is a shrub which is endemic to ...
Fuchsia microphylla, ... It is hardy to UK zone 9 and USDA zones 8–11, and is not frost tolerant. It is cold hardy to 10–15 °F (−12 – −9 °C) with wall ...
A white-flowering form exists named 'Alba', with a white tube and scarlet petals. [3] After flowering it bears small red-purple, edible fruit 10–26 mm long. [4] [5] Fuchsia boliviana is widely grown in shade or part-shade in cooler, subtropical climates. Plants require protection from direct sun and temperatures exceeding 40 °C.
Fuchsia hatschbachii are erect to scandent shrubs, ranging from 1-3 meters tall, or up to 5 meters when climbing on trees. Leaves are narrowly lance-ovate, 3.0-7.5(-11.0) x 0.8-2.5(-3.0) cm, acuminate at the tip and rounded at the base, dark green above and pale below, with small trichomes 0.8-1 mm in length at the bottom of the lower midvein on some plants.
Charles Plumier is accredited with both the discovery and naming of Fuchsia. In the early 18th century, Plumier made an expedition to the Americas in search of a new genus. Fuchsia triphylla is the species that Plumier initially came upon and returned to France with. First, he named the genus Fuchsia after Leonhart Fuchs. Leonhart Fuchs was a ...