Scientific Name:
Fuchsia magellanica
var.
macrostema
'Tricolor'
Pronunciation:
FOOKS-ee-uh madge-ull-AN-ih-kuh var. mack-roe-STEM-muh
Common Name:
hardy fuchsia, lady's eardrops
Family Name:
Onagraceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves coral to pink, spotted bluish-green and variegated creamy white; flowers red to purple, anthers white.
Habit:
Arching, Upright
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin, South America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Pink, Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Crenate, Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers paired
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Purple, Red
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Berry (true), Edible
Fruit Colour:
Purple, Black
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Edible,
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Blight or needle cast, Galls, Mites, Mold, Nematodes, Root rot, Scale insects, Thrips, Whitefly or psyllids (Rabbit resistant)
