Scientific Name:
Fuchsia
x
hybrida
Pronunciation:
FOOKS-ee-uh ex HYE-brid-ah
Common Name:
hybrid fuchsia
Family Name:
Onagraceae
Plant Type:
Annual (grown as), Flowering pot plant
Key ID Features:
Branches weeping, arching; leaves opposite, most blades elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, 3-10cm long x 2-6cm wide, dark green, petioles 1-3cm long; flowers droop, resemble lanterns especially when closed, 4-8 white petals with a brilliant dark pink corolla.
Habit:
Arching, Open, Pendulous
Form:
Irregular, Oval - horizontal, Weeping
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Bedding plant, Container planting, Hanging basket, Perennial border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google (locally, winter storage is required for woody forms).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Elliptic, Lanceolate, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Serrulate
Additional Info:
Decussate; May appear whorled near stem tips; Lower stem leaves may be pubescent
Inflorescence Type:
Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Violet, Pink, Red, Dark-red
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Berry (true), Edible, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Black
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible
Bark Morphology:
Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Propagation:
Seed, Greenwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Hardwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Crown rot, Galls, Mites, Mold, Nematodes, Root rot, Scale insects, Thrips (Rabbit resistant)
