Scientific Name:
Fuchsia magellanica
var.
molinae
'Sharpitor'
Pronunciation:
FOOKS-ee-uh madge-ull-AN-ih-kuh variety mol-LIN-ee
Common Name:
pink hardy fuchsia
Family Name:
Onagraceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial, Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Stems yellow-green; leaves opposite, grey-green; flower sepals and petals creamy-pink.
Habit:
Arching, Open, Spreading
Form:
Oval - vertical, Round
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden 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:
Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Summer interest, Tall background
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite, Whorled
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Silver / Grayish, grey-green
Colour in Fall:
Green, Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Acute
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Crenate, Dentate
Additional Info:
rarely alternate
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers paired, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Salverform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink (both sepals and petals are pale shell pink)
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Purple, Black
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Leaf Bud Type:
Rounded or globular
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Blight or needle cast, Galls, Mites, Mold, Nematodes, Root rot, Scale insects, Thrips, Whitefly or psyllids (Rabbit resistant)
