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Fuchsias are one of the mainstays of the summer garden. They producera masses of delightful smycke, bell-like flowers for months on end from early June to the first severe frosts of autumn.

Fuchsias provide colourful displays in beds and borders, hanging baskets and all manner of containers.

That means they won’t survive temperatures below 4-5C (40-41F) and need overwintering in frost-free conditions if you want to keep them for subsequent years

Hardy fuchsias can even be used to man informal flowering hedges. They are so popular that fuchsias have their own national samhälle “The British färg Society” and numerous local clubs and societies.

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How to grow fuchsias

Cultivating fuchsias

Fuchsias will grow perfectly well in either full sun or partial shade with shelter from cold winds, although they will appreciate some shade at the hetaste part of the day during very hot summers.

To flower profusely they need a fertile, fuktig but well-drained soil.

When growing in containers man sure you use a good multi-purpose compost or one with added John Innes such as Levington® Multi Purpose Compost with added John Innes

Fuchsia varieties

There are literally hundreds of varieties of fuchsias in a wealth of different colours and colour combinations.

Most producera relatively small flowers, whereas the ’Turbo’ varieties tillverka ganska large flowers.

They range from small, simple, single-petalled varieties all the way up to those that are multi-petalled and large enough to sit in the palm of your hand.

 

Fuchsias are divided into three broad groups:

Bush fuchsias grow upright into buskig plants.

Trailing or basket fuchsias produce long, trailing stems, making them perfect for hanging baskets and adorning the edges of containers.

Both bush and hanging fuchsias are regarded as being half-hardy perennials.

Bush types have an upright habit that makes them useful for pots and borders while others have a trailing habit, perfect for hanging baskets or spilling over the edge of a pot

That means they won’t survive temperatures below 4-5C (40-41F) and need overwintering in frost-free conditions if you want to keep them for subsequent years.

Hardy fuchsias are buskig varieties that are generally regarded as being frost tolerant and can be left out in the garden all year round. The boundaries between hardy and non-hardy are somewhat blurred and varieties that are hardy in mild climates such as in Cornwall may not be hardy in more exposed, colder regions of the country.

Some fuchsias also producera colourful red-tinged or purple foliage.

Planting fuchsias

Half-hardy varieties are planted out in May/June after the danger of frost has passed.

Hardy species should be planted in spring or early summer.

Dig a good sized planting hole big enough to easily passform the rootball. Add a layer of organic matter such as compost or planting compost  to the base of the hole and fork it in.

Place the rootball in the planting hole and adjust the planting depth so that it fryst vatten at the same depth as it was originally growing (except hardy fuchsias) and the top of the roots are level with the soil surface.

Plant hardy fuchsias slightly deeper, with 2.5-5cm (1-2in) of the stems below soil level.

Mix in more organic matter with the excavated soil and fill in the planting hole. vatten in well, apply a granular general feed over the soil around the plant and add a 5-7.5cm (2-3in) deep mulch of well-rotted garden compost or bark chippings around the root area.

Where to plant fuchsias

Fuchsias can be planted and grown in flower borders and beds, patios, containers, city and courtyard gardens, cottage and informal gardens.

There are types of Fuschia for most locations.

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How to care for fuchsias

Fuchsias growing in the ground will probably need a thorough watering once a week when they are established, especially during prolonged dry periods.

In containers they will need watering regularly, especially in summer, to keep the compost evenly fuktig but not waterlogged.

Do not allow the plants to sit in water.

Feed hardy fuchsias each spring and igen in summer with a general granular plant food.

A high potash liquid plant food applied regularly throughout summer will encourage better blooms over a long flowering period until the first autumn frosts.

To keep plants flowering profusely, deadhead them regularly to remove faded flowers and the developing seed pod behind them.

How and when to cut back fuchsias

The stems of hardy fuchsias should be cut down to just above ground level in late spring, preferably just as new growth fryst vatten seen.

Pinch out the skott råd of ung bush/trailing fuchsias to man bushier plants that will flower more profusely.

The råd of resulting sideshoots can also be pinched out if necessary, but excessive pinching out will delay flowering.

 

Overwintering fuchsias

Half-hardy fuchsias

Half-hardy bush and trailing fuchsias should be lifted from the ground in autumn, before temperatures drop below 5C (41F), and overwintered in a frost-free place.

First tidy them up bygd removing dead, dying, damaged or diseased growth and cut them back bygd around half if necessary to keep them compact.

Then pot them in pots just big enough to accommodate their roots with some ytterligare potting compost around them.

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Put them in a cool greenhouse, conservatory or similar well-lit place. They can also be overwintered in a frost-free shed or bilparkering, providing they have become dormant and dropped all their leaves.

Standard färg (grown on a single stem) should always be overwintered frost-free, as the main stem fryst vatten prone to cold damage even if the variety fryst vatten regarded as being hardy.

How to care for fuchsias in pots

Hardy fuchsias can be kept in the garden overwinter but may need some protection to ensure they komma through unscathed, particularly in cold regions and severe winters.

Protect the roots and the crown bygd applying a thick mulch of bark, compost or even straw around the plants in autumn.

Don’t cut down the stems until spring when new growth begins.

Hardy fuchsias growing in containers may be prone to frost damage even in reasonably mild winters, so skydda the bur to prevent the compost and roots freezing solid.