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By Jason Ingram\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 25 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Matt Reese, head gardener at Malverleys in Hampshire, chooses his favourite species of fuchsia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fuchsias are one of the hardest working and most obliging groups of plants in the garden. There are few plants that flower from early June into November with little maintenance, and also continue to make fresh, spring-like foliage into autumn<\/a>. <\/span>With more than 100 species, fuchsia was named in honour of the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566). Fuchsia are mostly small shrubs<\/a> and trees, but there are also prostrate, low-growing, and scrambling members. Most fuchsia species are native to Central and South America, but a few are native to an area from New Zealand to Tahiti.<\/p>\n

Fuchsia season<\/b> From late spring into late autumn, or even early winter. In mild climates or coastal and city climates, fuchsias will start flowering earlier, and it is not unusual to find fuchsias still in flower in December.<\/p>\n

Conditions <\/b>For the best performance for your fuchsia, grow in any good, moist but free-draining soil in full sun to partial shade.<\/p>\n

Hardiness<\/b> RHS H4, USDA 7a-10b.<\/p>\n

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