Hardy fuschia

Fuchsia is not such a fragile beauty. Some are quite hardy and can withstand temperatures down to -10ºF (-23ºC)

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Fuchsias (_Fuchsia spp_.), hardy from U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 through 11, usually are propagated from cuttings because **hybrid types don’t come true from seed**.

An excellent Fuchsia cultivar, award-winning Fuchsia 'Genii' (Hardy Fuchsia) is an erect medium-sized deciduous shrub with handsome, small, golden leaves. Blooming from early summer until the first frosts, the single, small to medium flowers feature narrow, elegantly up-curved cerise sepals, slender cerise tube and reddish-purple petals. The luminous foliage and lovely pendant blossoms make this flowering shrub sparkle and stand out in the garden. Versatile, it can be trained as a standard…

Fuchsia 'Hawkshead' (Hardy) plug plants from Thompson & Morgan - experts in the garden since 1855

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Fuchsia plants are classified as either “hardy” or “tender”. Depending on what type you have, care and maintenance will differ slightly. Here's how...

A cheerful addition to the summer garden, award-winner Fuchsia 'Dark Eyes' is an upright, bushy deciduous shrub with frilly red and purple blooms of great beauty. Blooming from early summer until frost, the medium-sized, double flowers feature red upswept sepals and a violet-blue corolla with rolled petals. Attractive to bees and hummingbirds, they stand out against the foliage of dark green leaves. This flowering shrub makes an excellent border plant in summer and can be grown as a weeping…