What is fuchsia?

Fuchsia concerns about 100 varieties of flowering shrubs and other plants from South and Central America, New Zealand and Tahiti. Some varieties were also naturalized in the areas of Ireland and Great Britain. Fuchsia is often grown for its decorative flowers that hang from branches and are said to resemble elegant earrings. Most fuchsia plants are low -growing shrubs ranging from 0.2 to 4 meters (about 0.6 to 13 feet) in height, but one remarkable variety of trees from New Zealand can reach a height of 15 meters (almost 50 feet). Fuchsia plants can be evergreen or deciduous, depending on the species.

Fuchsia flowers have four long and slender classes surrounding four shorter petals and long sticks. They spill color from white to dark purple and can also be bright pink, red, orange or yellow. Most Fuchsia flowers have a combination of two or more colors. The color and shape of flowers or miginally developed to appeal toMain pollinator plant, hummingbird. Fuchsia berries are relatively small, only 5 to 25 mm and contain many seeds. They can be red, red-green or dark purple and have pepper, grape taste.

Since many varieties of fuchsia are difficult to grow in non -nestropic areas, there are several hybrids and are popularly grown in gardens and greenhouses around the world. Fuchsia hybrids must be grown with the use of cuttings because the seeds do not produce the desired plant. Many cultivars of fuchsia have been developed with regard to the appearance of flowers. One such variety is double fuchsia , which contains flowers with twice the regular number of petals.

While fuchsia is often grown outdoors, it is also popular as an inner flower pot in some regions. Flowers look particularly beautiful when they are planted in hanging baskets. Whether it grows inside or out, must bI can be protected from heat and direct sunlight.

Fuchsia plants prefer daily temperatures 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit (15 to 20 degrees Celsius) and night temperatures about ten degrees (5 degrees Celsius). Plants should be connected whenever the soil is dry during the growing season in the spring and summer and gradually less often throughout the autumn and winter. Fuchsia can survive the winter outside if the temperature does not drop below 40 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit (5 to 10 degrees Celsius). During the growing season, clamp each filming after bringing two sets of leaves to support branching.