fuchsia 'Constance'

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A free-flowering, bushy, upright shrub with dark green leaves and double, pale pink flowers with blue-mauve corollas, tinged with pink, appearing from summer through until the autumn. A good variety for producing a standard form

fuchsia 'Constance'

Scientific classification

Species
fuchsia 'Constance' (Fuchsia 'Constance')
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
Deciduous
Foliage
Bushy · Columnar upright
Habit
Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest
Full sun · Partial shade
Sunlight
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Distribution of fuchsia 'Constance'

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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 'Constance'

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fuchsia 'Constance' care guide

Maintain evenly moist compost, cut watering in cool winter months
Watering
Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Maintain evenly moist compost, cut watering in cool winter months

Fertilizing

Diluted balanced liquid feed every two weeks spring to autumn

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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Common pests and diseases

Diseases

May be susceptible to fuchsia rust, grey moulds and honey fungus (rarely)

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, capsid bug, fuchsia gall mite, fuchsia flea beetle, glasshouse red spider mite and vine weevil

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