trailing fuchsia

Also known as: basket fuchsia; trailing queen

A wide-spreading, mat-forming shrub with small, heart-shaped leaves and solitary, erect, pale orange flowers, the reflexed sepals deep purple with a green base, and the red-tipped stamens with blue pollen

Scientific classification

Species: trailing fuchsia (Fuchsia procumbens)
Genus: Fuchsia
Family: Onagraceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Conservatory Greenhouse · Shrubs
Plant type: Up to 10 cm
Height: 0.5-1 metres
Spread: Semi evergreen
Foliage: Matforming
Habit: Autumn · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of trailing fuchsia

Distribution map

New Zealand

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Culture

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Toxicity

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of trailing fuchsia

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trailing fuchsia care guide

Water moderately, allowing the soil to dry slightly between waterings.
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Water moderately, allowing the soil to dry slightly between waterings.

Fertilizing

Apply a balanced liquid fertilizer monthly during the growing season.

Pruning

Shorten last year's flowering stems to one or two buds from the older woody framework. Remove thin, weak and dead shoots. Prune in early to mid-spring as growth resumes; avoid winter pruning that exposes new shoots to frost.

Propagation

Propagate by seed at 15-24°C (59-75°F) in spring. Root softwood cuttings in spring, or semi-ripe cuttings in late summer with bottom heat

Growing

Outdoors grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil full sun or partial shade. Shelter from cold, drying winds and provide a deep winter mulch. Under glass, grow in loam-based potting compost (JI No3) or loamless potting compost, in bright filtered light with moderate humidity. Water freely in growth and keep just moist in winter. See hardy fuchsia cultivation for further information

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