Hardy fuchsias

[Grandma]

I'm wanting to buy more hardy fuchsias - have found a few sites but would appreciate any personal recommendations, please. Thanks  :)

[Grandma]

[Georgie]

Hi Grandma.  When you say 'hardy fuchsias' do you mean the ones that do not die down in winter or the ones that act like perennials?  I have quite a few of the latter which I'd recommend but then again it rather depends on what you are looking for size-wise, colour-wise and habit type i.e. upright, trailing or standard. 

G x

[valmarg]

Grandma, there are thousands of varieties of fuchsias out there.  When you say you want more 'hardy' varieties.

Hardy varieties I have are Genii and Lechlade Magician.  I don't tend to bother with hardy varieties as they tend to be very small flowered, and not very pretty flowers.

Despite what Georgie says, all fuchsias 'die down' in the winter.  They need to lose their leaves.  Having grown fuchsias for the past 25+ years, I think I might have a smidge of an idea how to grow them!!

valmarg

[Palustris]

Odd "all Fuchsias die down in Winter". When I used to grow them for showing (more years ago than I care to think about, we kept them growing all winter by keeping in a heated greenhouse (min 13c.)  They certainly kept their leaves then, but stopped flowering of course. That way we got bigger plants which flowered earlier.

[lorna]

Eric. That's interesting, I only have one hardy fuchsia but if i decide to heat the greenhouse this year would like to try your method, would be nice to get a little larger plant which would flower earlier.
Lorna

[rosebud]

I also keep my hardy fuschias, no flowers but plenty of foliage.

[Grandma]

Thank you all  - but I obviously didn't phrase my question very well!

I already have several hardy fuchsias - (ones that live in the garden all year round and bloom every year) - and want to get a few more. I have a good idea which varieties I would like - I just wondered if anyone could personally recommend a nursery/specialist fuchsia grower on the internet. There seem to be quite a few and I thought I would ask your advice before ordering.

Sorry I confused everyone  :-[ ! Thanks again.

[shirlton]

Someone on here recomended Blackwells Nurserys. I did look and they must have been ok cos I put them in my favourites. It won't hurt to take a look Grandma

[Georgie]

I bought some plug plants from St Giles nursery this year and they were excellent both in terms of quality and value for money.  Their website addresss is www.stgilesnursery.co.uk

G x

[veggie perin]

Hi grandma,
here's link for a fuchsia nursery that I have used in the past with good results,
they are reasonably priced and deliver all year round, although you will need to wait till late spring if you don't have heated greenhouse.
I showed for 10 years and was able to keep my fuchsias in 'green leaf' with a min temp of only 5 degrees c in the greenhouse.
3 fav hardies of mine; Gennii....single flowered, lovely yellowish leaves
snowcap....semi double red/white  dollar Princess....double purple/red....
hope this has been of some help to you, lets know how you get on....regards
.....veggie  http://www.waltonnurseries.co.uk/index.htm

[valmarg]

Odd "all Fuchsias die down in Winter".

I think I probably made a mistake using the above expression.  What I should have said is that the fucshia is a deciduous plant.

Of course you can keep it growing indoors through the winter, but the local growers, breeders and showers, all recommend that it is best to let the plants drop their leaves in the autumn, and bring them into regrowth in the spring.

valmarg

[Grandma]

Thank you for all your help  :) Found some really useful sites.

For those fuchsia fans following my 'gift with no name'  thread, please look in for good news!  :) ???

[moonbells]

I too would recommend the Walton nursery - I enquired a week or two ago about a few specific cultivars and had a lovely email back saying yes they'd got them and they would be happy to help with any subsequent queries/orders.

moonbells