Scientific Name:
Fuchsia magellanica
Pronunciation:
FOOKS-ee-uh madge-ull-AN-ih-kuh
Common Name:
hardy fuchsia
Family Name:
Onagraceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial, Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3 or 4, most ovate, 2-7cm long x 2-4cm wide, margin dentate; flower petals and sepals pink to scarlet tube, corolla purplish; berries oval, ~1cm long, purple-black when mature.
Habit:
Arching, Open, Spreading
Form:
Oval - horizontal, Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
South America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Low, Summer dry
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Summer interest, Tall background
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include F. 'Riccartonii' (flowers dark red- scarlet), F. 'Sharpitor' (flowers creamy-pink), and F. 'Tricolor' (leaves coral to pink, spotted bluish-green and variegated creamy white). Compare to F, hatschbachii (longer leaves).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite, Whorled
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green, Red
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green, Red
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Acute
Bases:
Obtuse, Rounded
Margins:
Dentate
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers paired, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink, Red (sepals red to pink; petals purple)
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Sepals petal-like
Fruit Type:
Berry (true), Edible
Fruit Colour:
Purple, Black
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Yellow, Red
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids, Blight or needle cast, Galls, Mites, Mold, Nematodes, Root rot, Scale insects, Thrips, Whitefly (Rabbit resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (ONW) Overpass North side West
- (PDE) PonD East
- (PDW) PonD West