Species & Unusual Hybrid Fuchsias | Fascinating & Fun

Amaranth

Striking species hybrid, produces a lot of flowers for its type on a small, free-branching bush.Tube: Red with orange overtones, flattened.Sepals: Bold rose pink with green tips.Corolla: Half flared, orange, sometimes with red edges.Parentage: ((F. michoacanensis x F. obconica) x Ashley) x F. splen..

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Anneke de Keijzer

Numerous medium sized tubular flowers, very beautiful and much underrated. (Sometimes referred to as 'Anita de Keijzer.) Foliage is green, lush and fairly dense.Tube: Long, slim, orange pink. A bulge at the ovary end, widens towards corolla.Sepals: Deep rose red paling to orange, 1/2 down.Corolla: ..

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Atahualpa

Flowers profusely, large and very substantial flowers on a large and vigorous bush. Quite spectacular, Atahualpa always really stands out in any display. The leaves are large, thick, dark green and leathery, giving an excellent foil to the flowers. Fabulous.Tube: Red 42A, very long, slightly flared..

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Daryn John Woods

Gorgeous, unusually coloured flowers appear later in the season than most. They look superb against the dark green foliage, and keep going for a long time. Makes a lovely pot or small container fuchsia.Likes to spread by underground stolons. More of a herbaceous sub-shrub than a small woody shrub l..

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Elburg's Minibel

Strong upright grower which can make quite a large plant. Bears tiny but very pretty flowers, that change colour significantly as they mature.Tube: White, matures dark red 53A, short.Sepals: White 155A, maturing dark red. Held fully up, tips recurved.Corolla: Opens and matures pure white, fully flar..

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Eruption

A beautiful, and unusual fuchsia capable of producing a spectacular basket display. Prolific tubular flowers carried in long clusters are nicely set off by dark green foliage with a purple flush. Stems and branches are reddish purple too. Self branching.Tube: Light magenta 57D, dark base, long, thi..

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F. boliviana

Large bunches of gorgeous, very long, bold crimson flowers. Very handsome and vigorous species, ultimately needing a very big pot. The berries of both this and F. boliviana Alba are excellent and widely sold in markets throughout South America for eating fresh or cooked (made into pies, jams etc).Tu..

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F. boliviana Alba

Large bunches of gorgeous, very long, white pink and crimson flowers. Another very handsome fuchsia. Vigorous, ultimately needing a very big pot. The berries of both this and F. boliviana are excellent and widely sold in markets throughout S. America for eating fresh or cooked (made into pies, jams ..

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F. cinerea

Vivid blooms, evergreen, blooms most of the year. A lush beauty from the mountain forests of Ecuador and Columbia.Tube: Rich salmon pink, tubular, flared.Sepals: Rich salmon pink, broad and short, horizontal, reflexed tip.Corolla: Orange, bell shape, smooth, spoon shaped petals, 3/4 flared.Section:..

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F. coccinea

A very appealing and pretty little fuchsia. Dainty, elegant, and free flowering.Tube: Pale pink.Sepals: Rich rose pink, quite long, 1/2 down.Corolla: Dark purple, small, neat, little or no flare.Foliage: Mid green, small leaves.Section: Quelusia...

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F. denticulata

Can be a difficult fuchsia to propagate. Prefers slightly cooler conditions than most. More than one form in propagation - we have three forms that are each slightly different.Tube: Pink red, long, slim, flared.Sepals: Red pink through white to green reflexed tip, 1/2 down.Corolla: Scarlet to re..

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F. encliandra ssp. encliandra

Very pretty, miniature flowered, compact, bushy little encliandra. First found in Mexico.Tube: Pale rose pink, conical.Sepals: Bold rose pink, slender, held 3/4 up.Corolla: Bright and bold rose pink, fully flared, petals recurved.Section: Encliandra...

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F. fulgens var Variegata

One of the easiest species fuchsias to grow even though it is sensitive to overwatering, and needs extra warmth in winter. Allow plenty of pot space for its tuberous roots.Tube: Pale red.Sepals: Short, pale red and yellowish green towards the tips.Corolla: Bright red.Foliage: Large pale green va..

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F. glaziovana

One of the easiest and least troublesome fuchsias to grow, is vigorous, flowers freely. Proven resistance to rust, red spider mite and white fly. Reputedly also completely resistant to Fuchsia Gall Mite. Attracting increasing interest from hybridisers for its virtual invulnerability.Originating in t..

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F. hatschbachii

Reckoned to be quite a rare species fuchsia. Has a rather wiry growth habit and may need some support. Uses other shrubs and climbers for support in the wild and can easily be trained into very tall shapes. Lovely long, arching stems with lots of elegant flowers. First found in Brazil.Tube: Red.Se..

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F. juntasensis

A lovely species that clearly demonstrates the variety within the genus. Flowers best on older growths during months with shorter days. Vigorous, making strong growth in summer, and ultimately needing a very large pot. Produces large orange fruits.Has been observed growing epiphytically in the wild...

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F. perscandens

Unusual species fuchsia with multi coloured flowers borne on the stems.Tube: Dark pink to aubergine.Sepals: Aubergine to yellow green, held horizontal and reflexed.Corolla: Vestigial, aubergine, 3/4 flared.Section: Skinnera...

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F. procumbens

A hardy creeping and trailing species from New Zealand. Flowers face upwards and have bright blue pollen. Proportionately large pinkish orange berries.Shady conditions encourage leafy growth, but few flowers. Sunnier conditions have the opposite effect.We find that this (and Wirral, its variegated..

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F. procumbens Wirral

A beautifully variegated form of F. procumbens. Originally known as Argenteus, but modern international taxonomy standards don't allow Latin names for cultivars.A hardy creeping and trailing plant whose tiny, unusual flowers face upwards and have bright blue pollen. Proportionately large pinkish o..

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F. regia ssp. serrae

Probably the most free-flowering fuchsia amongst the F. regia subspecies, very vigorous and can get to be a large bush.Tube: Bold red.Sepals: Bold red, held 1/2 down and recurved slightly.Corolla: Purple, unflared.Foliage: Dark green, small slender leaves with red veining.Section: Quelusia...

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F. splendens

Fuchsia splendens is widely distributed and has been observed on rare occasions growing as an epiphyte.Flowers all year in the wild, will do so in the UK if conditions are suitable. As with F. juntasensis, seems to like flowering in the months having shorter days, making growth in summer.Tube: Cora..

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F. thymifolia ssp. thymifolia

Miniature flowers on a vigorous upright and tall bush. Large black berries.Tube: White, cone shaped.Sepals: Held fully up when mature, white pink crimson green.Corolla: White with pale lilac pink blushes, fully flared when mature.Foliage: Not like a typical encliandra at all, much larger, more widel..

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F. x colensoi Purpurascens

One of the few species fuchsias from New Zealand, a natural hybrid. Interesting plant with green flowers and blue pollen. Very lax, spreading habit.Tube: Green, short, widely flared.Sepals: Green, short, broad, horizontal.Corolla: None.Foliage: Mid green with a distinct bronze purple cast.Sectio..

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First Success

Easy and unusual species hybrid bearing gorgeous small flowers in large, spectacular, paniculate clusters. These are produced early in the year on old wood, it makes most of its vegetative growth much later, usually in summer. Can make a very large plant, needs plenty of root room.Tube: Pink, slend..

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Grasmere

A very fast growing fuchsia bearing masses of long single flowers produced towards the end of its branches. Flowers similar to those of a triphylla, but it isn't one. Surprisingly cold tolerant. Its lax bush/semi trailing habit make it very useful in containers or baskets. Flowers profusely for a v..

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Her Majesty's Crown

A striking species hybrid, producing clusters of huge and dramatic, long, dark orange,tubular flowers on a self branching, semi trailing plant. Likes the sun and has good heat tolerance if roots are shaded.Tube: Dark orange 41A, very long.Sepals: Dark orange 40B, yellow green 144A tips, 1/2 down.Co..

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Herps Bazuin

This superb, vigorous and easy fuchsia starts producing its clusters of giant tubular orange flowers from a young age. Fabulous leaves too. Wonderful, but unsuitable for windy positions.Tube: Light orange 33C, slim, almost 10cm (4”) long.Sepals: Orange 33B above, peach 33D below, fully down, reflexe..

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Herps Horlepijp

Awaiting description.Tube: .Sepals: , 1/2.Corolla: , 1/2 flared.Foliage: .Parentage: (F. magdalenae x Rubra Grandiflora) x White King.AFS 5842..

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Javelin

An adaptable and beautiful fuchsia that can be trained into baskets or as a standard, pillar or fan. Lovely.Tube: Dark red 47A, long and slim.Sepals: Dark red 47A above, red 47B below, green tip. 1/2 down, recurved.Corolla: Red purple 61B, matures magenta 61C, unflared.Foliage: Dark green on top..

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Lechlade Maiden

This is an easy and reliable grower, quite happy in shady areas, just potters along and does its own thing, quietly getting bigger and bigger. Pale & lovely, can make a very large, (if not very tidy) plant before you know it. Beautiful delicate blooms.Tube: Rose pink, proportionately long, slim..

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Lechlade Martianess

Uncommon, subtle colours and unusually shaped flowers. More sensitive to over watering and over potting than most.Sometimes wrongly known as Lechlade Marchioness. It got its name as (with some imagination) the flowers could look like a little Martian girl. Tube: Pale orange, long, ribbed, flattene..

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Leonhart von Fuchs

This challenging fuchsia looks fantastic when a mature plant. Has profuse, tubular flowers that last and last, sometimes more than three weeks. Not easy, and slow to grow, but gives a wonderful reward to those who succeed.Named after the German physician Leonhart Fuchs (1501 - 1566), who was one of ..

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Nuance

A very attractive species hybrid fuchsia that bears copious amounts of richly coloured flowers on long arching stems. Susceptible to overwatering, particularly when cold.Tube: Dark red purple 61A, long.Sepals: Dark red purple 61A above, dark red purple 64A below, darker recurved tip, horizontal.Co..

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Pan

Unusual cultivar, gives stylish display. Flowers look great against the glossy dark foliage.Tube: Magenta 63A/B, long.Sepals: Rose 65A above, rose/light pink 65A/B below, darker slightly reflexed tip, horizontal.Corolla: Light red purple 67B/C, matures light red purple 66C, 1/4 flared, short, nea..

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Pinokkio (Krom)

Very attractive species hybrid, which would make a stunning standard. Needs bright light, but full sun will bleach leaves.Tube: Rose 45D, long.Sepals: Rose 47D above, light orange 41D below, pale green, recurved tip, horizontal.Corolla: Dark orange 41A, matures red orange 41A, 1/4 flared, short, upt..

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Radings Magma

Vigorous upright grower, stunning. Huge bright flowers, often two per axil.Tube: Coral red, long, slender, waisted, flared.Sepals: Coral red base through orange red to green recurved tips, slightly above horizontal.Corolla: Reddish orange, 1/2 flared. Short spoon shaped petals, bell shape.Foliage: D..

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Red Rain

Superb species hybrid that's also a genuine triphylla, although it doesn't look like one. The flowers are small, but so many are produced that the whole plant is a blaze of bold colour, giving a wonderful display. We really love this one.Tube: Dark red 46A/B, proportionately long.Sepals: Dark red..

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Rubra Grandiflora

A strong growing, lush, species hybrid (see NKvF description) with long, tubular flowers borne in terminal clusters. This vigorous beauty needs a large pot and minimum temperatures of at least 7°C. Water sparingly in the cooler months.Often offered as F. fulgens Rubra Grandiflora, or F. fulgens var..

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Shuna Lindsay

Produces lots of stunning flowers which display well against the red-veined dark foliage. Sometimes incorrectly sold as 'Shauna Lindsay', but James Travis named this cultivar after his granddaughter, Shuna.Can anyone tell us the parentage?Tube: Vermilion blending to pink, long.Sepals: Orange, pin..

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Straat Magelhaen

A true trailing and creeping fuchsia that will weep down over tall containers or hang down from baskets easily up to 3ft (90cm) or more. Self branching, but flowering only on old wood, not current season's growth like most fuchsias.Doesn't produce a huge amount of flowers, but still an ornamental an..

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Taco

This amazes us, if it wasn't so obsessed with chucking out great bunches of stunningly beautiful flowers, we think it would get to be really big.Spectacular, initially has stiff, fast growth which can be brittle when young and snaps easily if you knock it.If growing in a normal pot, (especially in p..

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Tangerine

Lovely old cultivar, free flowering, with bushy growth. Beautiful soft colouring, but nothing like a tangerine.Tube: Flesh pink, slim, slightly curved.Sepals: Flesh pink, pale green slightly recurved tip, slightly below horizontal.Corolla: Orange, matures rose, petals held apart, 1/2 flared.Parentag..

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Tarra Valley

An unusual and subtly beautiful species hybrid with intriguing and unusual flowers.Tube: Long for size of flower, pale olive green 147C.Sepals: Light green 143B, dark plum edge, 1/2 down.Corolla: Dark plum 187B, small, separate spoon shaped petals, unflared or only slightly flared.Foliage: Mediu..

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Toosje Vantveer

An unusual hybrid that resembles an encliandra. Freely produces truly tiny dark orange red flowers (along with proportionately large black berries) on a small, free branching plant. Very pretty, would make a lovely bonsai.Tube: Dark red 53A; short, thin. Only 4mm (1/8") long, and half as wide.Sepa..

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Trientje

A charming species hybrid with tall, airy growth and plentiful flowers.Tube: White, bell shaped.Sepals: White, purple pink flush and picotee edges, fully up.Corolla: Pale lavender, fully flared.Foliage: Small, fresh green leaves larger and softer than those of a typical encliandra.Parentage: F. encl..

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Vendeta

A particularly beautiful and easy species hybrid with numerous long, medium sized single flowers. Vigorous upright growth, ultimately needing a large pot.Makes a spectacular standard and is easy to train into one. Good support is necessary for the large head, due to the stiff stems.Surprisingly cold..

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Wake The Harp

An unusual and lovely species hybrid with clusters of long, tubular flowers in shades of red and orange. Resents full sun.Tube: Red 53C, long.Sepals: Red 53C above, slightly paler 53D below, broad and short, fully down.Corolla: Opens and matures light orange 41C, unflared, smooth petal edges.Foliag..

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WALZ Fanclub

Gorgeous flowers with unusual colour combination. Upright, vigorous.Tube: Red purple 67A, long, tubular, grooved.Sepals: Light yellow green 149A, 1/2 down. Slightly recurved or reflexed.Corolla: Dark orange 33A, violet 75A picotee edge to smooth petals, 1/2 flared, bell shape.Parentage: Fuji-San x F..

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WALZ Lucifer

Delightful species hybrid, this little beauty starts to flower early, then has continual flushes of bloom. Flowers are held in clusters. Sensitive to rust.Tube: Rose pink 51C, proportionately long and slender.Sepals: Rose pink 52C, with tiny green tips, held horizontally and slightly reflexed.Corol..

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WALZ Polka

An unusual but appealing fuchsia with psychedelic colours and a spreading habit. Well suited to hanging basket display, so you can see the small, curiously beautiful flowers close up.The leaves are well spaced, so should also work well flowering in a container with other plants it could thread thro..

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Willy Nijhuis

Spectacular flowers in terminal clusters, handsome foliage, and fairly tuberous roots. This is a real beauty, but somewhat awkward and slow, repaying patience and care. Not easy to shape, does not appreciate being pinched, and has a mind of its own. One for the experienced grower. Always very limi..

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Wilma van Druten

Colourful beauty, continuous bunches of lovely flowers. Best flowers & foliage in bright conditions.Tube: Pink 52D, striped red purple 61B, long, slim.Pale green 142B, above, pale yellow 5D below, red purple stripe above & below, pale green 143B tip, fully up, recurved.Corolla: Opens and mat..

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Winter Hymn

Gorgeous species hybrid that flowers from autumn to spring and prefers part shade. Very different from a triphylla although terminal flowering. Best supported (or allow to wander about).Tube: Purple red 71B, flaring slightly towards sepal end.Sepals: Red purple 60B above, somewhat lighter N57C belo..

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