The best fuschias
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.
Photo - Matthew Carroll
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.
Photo - Matthew Carroll
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.
Photo - Matthew Carroll
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
Photo - Matthew Carroll
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.
Photo - Matthew Carroll
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.
Photo - GAP Photos
Text: Matthew Carroll
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