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fuchsia 'Orient Express'

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A semi-evergreen upright shrub with opposite or whorled leaves and pink pendent flowers with a conspicuous tubular calix. Sepals have light pink tips turning to dark pink as they mature, and corolla is rose red. Mid green leaves and red stems.

Scientific classification

Species: fuchsia 'Orient Express' (Fuchsia 'Orient Express')
Genus: Fuchsia
Family: Onagraceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 0.5-1 metres
Spread: Semi evergreen
Foliage: Columnar upright
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Partial shade
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Distribution of fuchsia 'Orient Express'

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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 fuchsia 'Orient Express'

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fuchsia 'Orient Express' care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

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 cuttings in any season.

Growing

Will grow well in moist but well-drained fertile soil in a sheltered , partially shaded position. Can be grown in containers but will need high nitrogen feed and potash during flowering periods.

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