Fuchsias provide a classic tapestry of beautiful flowers, with dancing delicate petals the current stars of the garden and hanging basket.
Fuchsias for warm climates and are recommended for Sydney. They are all easy to propagate and perform well. Remember that most trailing varieties will also make a beautiful trailing standard. The tougher varieties of fuchsias are quite forgiving so if you're not happy with the shape you've created, you can give them a hard prune in winter and start afresh the next spring. They love growing in the dappled light under trees and need mulching with cow manure and compost. They must have protection from full afternoon sun. They propagate easiy from cutting.
Get your plants and insider tips from specialist fuchsia nurseries and at the annual Fuchsia Festival in the Blue Mountains, as well as from other keen growers.
Look for: Chequerboard, needs at least half-day sun to grow and flower well, will trail from hanging basket, grow in pot or in ground, bush, standard or espalier, single flowers in red and white Ambassador, needs at least half-day sun to grow and flower well, purple and rose flweors, with a flush of white Pixie, single rose-pink and red flowers Annabel, beautiful white flowers with a blush of pink Joy Patmore, pink and waxy white
Best fuchsias
Name: Bianca Description: Beautiful double white flowers show well against lovely green foliage. Size: Approx. 2m. Special Comments: Longer and taller growth than most other varieties, allows training. Beautiful specimens are seen espaliered in Chris's garden. Best for: espalier
Name: Beacon Rosa Description: Bushy variety with beautiful soft pink flowers. Size: Smaller grower to approx. 50cm Special Comments: Other bushy varieties to try include Jack Stanway; Margaret Pilkington; Deep Purple. Most of the pot varieties grow well in ground as well. Best for: pots
Name: Checkerboard Description: Beautiful scarlet corrola and white sepals. Size: Medium grower to approx. 1m. Special Comments: Can also be made into a taller standard or trained as an espalier. Best for: garden
Name: Tara Nicole Description: Rose sepals, corrola white veined with red. Size: Medium grower to approx. 1m in height in the ground - smaller in hanging basket Special Comments: Other trailing varieties to try in a hanging basket include Postiljon and Deep Purple Best for: hanging basket
Name: La Campanella Description: free-flowering, flowers are semi-double with white sepals touched with pink and a deep, foliage is mid-green and hear-shaped purple corolla. Size: Smaller grower to 50cm Special Comments: Beautiful fuchsia once established. Best for: hanging basket
Name: Harbour Bridge Description: Double flowers with pale rose sepals tipped green and lavender blue corolla. Size: To approx 1m Special Comments: The growth is strong and upright on this variety. Button: garden
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