Fuchsia arborescens syn. Fuchsia arborea
Tree Fuchsia
Fuchsia arborescens - Tree Fuchsia - is an evergreen shrub or small tree that grows up to 2m., with an upright habit. The 20 cm. oval leaves are dark green and glossy and are arranged in whorls. Loose clusters of fragrant pink-purple flowers open from dark pink buds in Summer, and are followed by dark purple to blue-black fruits. This is a frost-tender plant that in cooler climes should be grown indoors, as a conservatory plant for example, and put outdoors in warmer months
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Tree Fuchsia
Latin name
Fuchsia arborescens syn. Fuchsia arborea
type
Deciduous trees or shrubs
family
Onagraceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.90 M
2.00 M
Fuchsia arborescens syn. Fuchsia arborea
Fuchsia arborescens - Tree Fuchsia - is an evergreen shrub or small tree that grows up to 2m., with an upright habit. The 20 cm. oval leaves are dark green and glossy and are arranged in whorls. Loose clusters of fragrant pink-purple flowers open from dark pink buds in Summer, and are followed by dark purple to blue-black fruits. This is a frost-tender plant that in cooler climes should be grown indoors, as a conservatory plant for example, and put outdoors in warmer months
Propagation by soft wood cuttings
From Late Spring TO Mid Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
Planting outdoors
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Plant out container grown plants and established plants taken from cuttings the previous year from mid spring to early summer.
Flowering season
From Late Spring TO Late Autumn
Fuchsia flower from early summer to late autumn or the first frosts, when frost tender and half hardy varieties should be moved into green houses or light airy sheds.