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Anyone with any helpful tips on how to take care of fuchsias. I have honeysuckle fuchsias in urns and may be interested in planting them in the garden.
Plants: 3 | From: SF | Registered: Jun 2003
| Seeded: 63.199.145.162
I was looking at your location and I'm not sure where SF is. I don't know your hardiness zone, but they don't like the cold weather. See if this site answers your questions. It's in the UK and 5* C is 41* F.
By the way, I'm thinking that the fuschia you have is called gartenmeister.
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SF is San Francisco. the weather does not get too cold here. No frost.
Plants: 3 | From: SF | Registered: Jun 2003
| Seeded: 63.199.145.162
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Welcome Carole, I too have no knowlege of fushia's, but do want to welcome you. if you do a site search, you might come up with something. also check back here, I am sure that someone will have the information you need! Enjoy your time here.
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Hi Carole, I am unfamiliar with Honeysuckle Fuschias. Is this an upright variety?
If so, it should do well planted directly into your garden. After you've planted it, cover the base with a heavy layer of straw or dry leaves. As soon as new growth begins to emerge from the base next spring, prune your plant back to ground level. When the new growth reaches about 8-12 inches, pinch out the tip to promote new side growth. When the side growths reach about 6 inches, pinch their tips out to promote further branching. Continue this pinching process until you have a nice symetrical shape to your plant.
Upright Fuschias should get a topdressing of a good fertilizer or bone meal in the Spring (right after pruning) and again in mid summer. Mature plants should be given a good dose of high potassium (a high 3rd number in the fertilizer rating i.e. 10/10/30), liquid fertilizer as soon as flowering begins.
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| Seeded: 209.179.168.35
Looks like your Fuchsia is F. triphylla, sometimes sold as a Honeysuckle Fuchsia, because it resembles a Lonicera. It was a hybrid descendant of Gardenmeister Bonstedt.
The honeysuckle fuchsia has maroon leaves and elongated orange-red bells. Tolerates full sun in winter/partial sun shade in summer. Grows to 16" to 36" in containers. Hardy to 40 degrees, blooms in spring, summer and fall. In the spring it can be propagated by cuttings from the new shoots of overwintered plants.
The honeysuckle fuchsia (F. triphylla) is recommended for western climate zones 14-17, 20 & 24. San Francisco, California is zone 17.
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