Plant encyclopedia›commonName:"royal fuchsia"

commonName:"royal fuchsia"

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A species of deciduous shrub, native to Brazil, normally fairly compact in size but which can develop a spreading, climbing habit in forest habitats, developing long, pendulous side branches. It has glossy green leaves, red stems and cerise pink and purple flowers which appear from summer through until the autumn

Scientific classification

Species: commonName:"royal fuchsia" (Fuchsia regia)
Genus: Fuchsia
Family: Onagraceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 1.5-2.5 metres
Height: 0.5-1 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy · Trailing
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of commonName:"royal fuchsia"

Distribution map

Brazil

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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 commonName:"royal fuchsia"

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commonName:"royal fuchsia" care guide

Evenly moist soil, mist foliage regularly for higher air humidity
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Evenly moist soil, mist foliage regularly for higher air humidity

Fertilizing

Weak tropical flowering feed every four weeks 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 softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings

Growing

Can be grown outdoors in moist, fertile soil. Plant the base of the stem 5cm below the soil surface and provide a deep winter mulch and shelter from cold drying winds. See hardy fuchsia cultivation for further information

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