What is a perennial fuchsia?
Hardy Fuchsia or Fuchsia Magellanica is a deciduous shrub that blooms hanging, trumpets flowers in shades of red, pink, purple and white. This plant, sometimes referred to as "Hummingbird Fuchsia", has a long history of popularity that dates back to several hundred years when the English import plants from their native South America. Such fine beginnings have developed decorative fuchsia into a more durable alternative. Hardy Fuchsia can add a tropical feeling to the gardens much further north than its original ancestors.
It seems that resistant fuchsia prosper in humid slight conditions of the Pacific of the Northwest of the United States. This plant tolerates winter temperatures at 25 ° Fahrenheit (-3.88 ° Coviecius) by going sleeping. Reducing the amount of water and new growth is necessary to help plants to survive until next spring. Resistant fuchsia can survive with minimal amount of care once it is fully based in the garden.
These garden shrubs can grow almost 10 feet (3.04 m) in height and 6 ft (1.82 m) in width. Rich suspended flowers emphasize dark green leaves from the beginning of summer to the middle fall and hummingbirds are attracted to the color and shape of Fuchsia flowers and help them pollinate. The damp fertile soil, which is well drained, is a preferred substrate for this variety of fuchsia. The morning sun and the afternoon shadow will bring the best results for the hardy plant of fuchsia because it prefers light shadow, especially in a warmer climate where the intensity of the sun is stronger. Thanks to its salt tolerance, this plant is a good selection for the coastal areas.
nitrogen -rich fertilizer will support new growth in spring; Fertilization with a high potassium content in summer helps maintain continuous flowers. Small cuttings made of soft wooden stems in the spring or at the end of summer will provide the best success for spreading. The seed planting should be done in spring as soon as the soilIt remains between 60 ° and 75 ° F (15.5 ° and 23.8 ° C). The small dark purple fruit less than 1 inch (2.54 cm) produced by Hardy Fuchsia is edible. Sometimes compared to a very mild grape taste, fruit rarely consumes raw, but is used in jam.
problems that can occur in these decorated deciduous shrubs, are spiders, gray mold, bile mites, aphids, scale and white flies. Of these, spiders, bile mites and white flies are more common. Protection against these pests is usually available in most garden shops. The removal of seeds as soon as the flowers ends, called Deadheading, will help extend flowering fuchsia.