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Fuchsia (/ ˈ f juː ʃ ə / FEW-shə) is a genus of flowering plants that consists mostly of shrubs or small trees.. Almost 110 species of Fuchsia are recognized; the vast majority are native to South America, but a few occur north through Central America to Mexico, and also several from New Zealand to Tahiti.
Leaf blades cunate at the base, 3–4 cm long x 1.5–2 cm wide; pubescent on flora tube, young stems and leaves; flowers are red. [ 8 ] El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Chiapas) in montane rainforest, evergreen cloud forest, and wet pine-oak forest at elevations between 1,800–2,400 meters (5,900–7,900 feet).
The flowers of Fuchsia triphylla are long and tubular. Flowers are generally a red-orange or red-purple color. They tend to droop over and have stamens that extend from the tip. As far as reproduction, this species produces a large amount of both flowers and seeds. Fuchsia triphylla use their appealing nature to their advantage in their life cycle.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 January 2025. Color Fuchsia Flowers of the fuchsia plant Color coordinates Hex triplet #FF00FF sRGB B (r, g, b) (255, 0, 255) HSV (h, s, v) (300°, 100%, 100%) CIELCh uv (L, C, h) (60, 137, 308°) Source W3C CSS Color Module B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) Fuchsia is a vivid pinkish-purplish- red ...
Flowers are green when young, and turn bright red to pink to purple in colour and often emerge from the main stem. Flowers are solitary and pendulous. The four showy sepals tend to be 5–16 mm long. Filaments tending to range from 7–12 mm in length and purplish in colour. The flowers of Fuchsia excorticata are gynodioecious. [3]
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.
Fuchsia perscandens is a gynodioecious species, which means that some plants bear female flowers and others hermaphrodite flowers (with both male and female parts). [12] [11] In this case, female flowers are smaller than hermaphrodites. [12] The flowers are pendant, or drooping, and measure 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) long.
The erect, radially symmetrical flowers with a yellow floral tube do not have any petals. Instead, it has four sepals, which display orange and green coloration. [5] [4] This contrasts with the blue pollen, which is a distinctive character of the Pacific Fuchsia clade. [4] The pollen is producen in eight stamens. [5]