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Aalt Hillie van de Veen

Medium sized single or semi double, bright, bold and with substance. Vigorous and robust bush, needs pinching to shape well. Good in summer containers.Tube: Light red 52D, plump, rounded.Sepals: Red 52A, broad, concave, 1/2 up, tiny green tip.Corolla: Red 50A, slightly darker petal edge, 3/4 flared,..

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Allan Taylor

First class light red and white single, deserves to be more widely grown and shown, naturally short jointed, and bushy. Small flowers, displayed noticeably outwards, very freely and evenly produced. All is neat and beautifully proportioned. Trouble free, a great fuchsia. John once said of it: 'It ..

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Allen Jackson

A tiny treasure that is hardy in mild areas. Very prettily coloured, naturally bushy, easy, grows well. One for the connoisseur - no that's codswallop, this is such a beauty everyone should have one.Tube: Orange pink.Sepals: Pink and white, horizontal, tips recurved.Corolla: Rose red, fully flared.F..

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America

Graceful and spectacular, the beautiful and graceful flowers are fairly freely produced. Will need some pinching to shape.Copes better than most with wind and rain, but is intolerant of sun or hot conditions. Suitable basket variety for a cooler spot or in shade.Tube: White or very pale pink at ova..

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Ashley and Isobel

Another of Dave Clark's beauties, this was named after the Queen's Head Gardener and his wife, and presented to them at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 1989. Noted for its free flowering, having two flowers per leaf axil. Graceful blooms with a long style display well against handsome dark foliage. ..

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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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Autumnale

Mainly grown for its outstanding foliage. For best colour, pinch regularly to keep plenty of young growth coming. Also has attractive flowers.We have been shown a photo of an old specimen grown for exhibition some years ago, in an enormous pot. The plant was fully 120cm across, and really spectacul..

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Baby Chang

A charming and unusual fuchsia with a lazy, almost creeping habit. The petite flowers are produced freely, and look like a miniature version of Chang. If you prefer your fuchsias neatly shaped, it will need frequent pinching out. We think it looks lovely left to its own devices, its growth habit s..

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Beauty of Prussia

A sturdy bush, freely producing richly coloured double flowers.Some sources say this is hardy, some say not. We'd be interested to hear of any specific experience of growing it as a hardy.Tube: Scarlet, short, barrel shape.Sepals: Scarlet, broad, 1/2 down, tips recurved.Corolla: Scarlet lake, scarle..

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Black Prince

A free flowering vigorous bush, easy to grow. Was once a very popular show bench cultivar, would be good to see it on a showbench again.Tube: Bold red, short.Sepals: Bold red, held horizontal with recurved tips.Corolla: Very deep purple, almost black, 1/4 flared.Foliage: Mid to dark green.NKvF 1..

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Bland's New Striped

A fine bush, excellent in containers and makes a very good standard. Fairly upright, self branching, still one of the best striped cultivars.Tube: Amaranth red.Sepals: Amaranth red, held slightly up and fully recurved almost to the tube. Twisted.Corolla: Bold purple with streaks of raspberry down..

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Cardinal

Big, bold blooms are well displayed on long petioles away from stems. Terrific plant for the garden with very vigorous, upright growth.In warm climates, an established plant can reach 360cm (12'). In the UK, 120 – 150cm (4' to 5') is more likely. Possibly more in mild areas or very sheltered positio..

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Checkerboard

Flowers early, profusely and over a long period. Easy to grow. Highly recommended trouble free cultivar which can be trained easily to most shapes, though it doesn't do weeping styles easily. Very stiff upright growth, makes excellent half, three quarter, or full standards.Tube: Red, sometimes str..

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Cherry Pop

A cheery little encliandra, lots of delightful self coloured flowers.Tube: Pink red, darker towards the top.Sepals: Pink red, horizontal to slightly down.Corolla: Pink red, 3/4 flared...

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Clipper

Easy to grow and very rewarding, bright and abundant flowers of substance. The colours have real depth and intensity. Vigorous growth typical of many Lye cultivars, without the white tube. Superb.Tube: Scarlet, curvy.Sepals: Scarlet, held half to three quarters up, reflexed.Corolla: Purple, sh..

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Coxeen

It’s easy to see why this delightful old lady has survived for so long, although not easy to find nowadays. Quite lovely flowers with relatively short pure white sepals which contrast well with both the darker tube and sepals.Tube: Medium, slightly bulbous, dark pinkish coral, almost striped appea..

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Dainty Lady

This is a very pretty fuchsia in classic red and white, complemented by handsome dark foliage and stems. (Flowers in main photo are shown against foliage from another plant).Tube: Dark red, short, with a bulbous shape.Sepals: Dark pink red, fully up, slightly reflexed. Broad and rather short.Corol..

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De Groot's Vulkaan

Cheerful and pretty, qualities it has inherited from its parent, but taller, more vigorous, more flowers, and distinctly different foliage.Very free flowering (at least 2 to 3 buds per axil, often 4 or 5).Tube: Medium size, pink 39D.Sepals: Pink 39D above, slightly darker below, held slightly down.C..

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Diamond Wedding

Self branching small, healthy bush that flowers very freely all season long and is largely self dead-heading.Tube: Glossy red, short.Sepals: Glossy red with very pale green tips, held half up and fully recurved when mature.Corolla: Red-violet to red-purple with red veins, half flared when mature.Fol..

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Dying Embers

An elegant and graceful cultivar which flowers well. Dark, smouldering colours. Gorgeous, and very easy to grow. Can anyone tell us its parentage?Tube: Crimson red, glossy, short.Sepals: Crimson red, half down, slight recurve, glossy.Corolla: Aubergine, little or no flare.Foliage: Green, narro..

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El Cid

Very free flowering hardy with good quality flowers and bushy growth.Tube: Deep red, very short.Sepals: Deep red, broad, horizontal, concave, tiny reflexed tip.Corolla: Burgundy, dark red basal star, smooth, well incurved petals, 1/4 flared.Parentage: Empress of Prussia x unknown.NKvF 1195..

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Emily Eve

This gorgeous introduction by Pete Waving is a super smallish flowered double that is naturally short jointed and vigorous. Ideal for exhibition - already a BFS show winner. Recommended.Tube: Bold rose pink with bright red candy stripes.Sepals: Bold rose pink and red, concave, horizontal, but well..

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Ernie

Small neat fuchsia ideal for patio containers or bedding. Has had much success on the show bench.Tube: Cerise, short.Sepals: Cerise, held 1/2 up with tips recurved slightly.Corolla: White with basal rose veins, 1/2 flared when mature. Petals are smooth and fairly flat, slight eye tooth shape.Foliage..

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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. 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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Flat Jack o' Lancashire

Attractive and substantial blooms, quite wide, on a versatile plant that is hardy to -6.6°C (20°F).Tube: Red, fairly short & thick.Sepals: Red, long, broad, fully up, recurved tip.Corolla: Light red purple, 1/2 flared, rolled and/or convex petals.Parentage: Empress of Prussia x Spion Kop.AFS 2936..

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Frozen Tears

Fabulous basket variety, and a doddle to grow, inheriting good qualities from both parents. In spite of the name, this is a cheery and very lovely self branching fuchsia. It’s always one of the earliest to start flowering, bearing masses of large, elegant, and vividly coloured flowers throughout th..

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General Wavell

Gorgeous flowers, of substance, in rich berry colours. A lovely vintage cultivar, which deserves to be more widely known.Tube: Deep red, stout.Sepals: Deep red, tiny green tip. Horizontal, with a pronounced recurve,Corolla: Purple red, streaked with orange pink, 1/2 flared.Parentage: Bland's New St..

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Gill Chumbley

A little charmer, 'Gill Chumbley' often has two flowers per axil, and neat, short-jointed growth. Lovely and distinctive, has character. The number of petals varies, at least between four (single) and eight (minimum for a double).This was one of the late Alan Swaby's seedlings saved after his death..

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Gladiator

A sumptuous double in pale pink with darker veining.Tube: Medium length, light red.Sepals: Slightly darker red, pale green recurved tip, quite thick and substantial, broad, 1/2 up.Corolla: A very full double, petals are creamy pale pink with darker veins and splashes towards the base, fully flare..

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Granada

Large, but not coarse, double flowers, richly coloured, on a vigorous plant. The flower is substantial and lasts well.Tube: Pink red, darker stripe, fairly short, peg top.Sepals: Pink red above, darker below, horizontal, recurved tip, slight twist.Corolla: Rich purple pinks, dark rose basal vein..

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Hanna

Neat bushy growth, free flowering and pretty. Ideal for containers and bedding.Temporary photo.Tube: Rich red, glossy, short, rounded and ribbed.Sepals: Rich red, concave, horizontal.Corolla: Milky white, rich red basal veins, 1/4 to 1/2 flared, incurved petals.Parentage: ?NKvF 1360..

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Hathersage

Noted for its hardiness, this magnificent double is inexplicably difficult to obtain in the UK.Tube: Pink, quite long.Sepals: Neyron rose, broad, horizontal or slightly down, concave, reflexed tip.Corolla: Pinkish mauve, red veins, rolled and ruffled petals, 1/2 to 1/2 flared.Parentage: Joan Pacey x..

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Hendrikje Stoffels

Absolutely gorgeous in hanging basket displays. Not widely available, or easy. Sensitive to overwatering and needs early pinching. A challenge, perhaps best for more experienced growers.Tube: Neyron rose 55B.Sepals: Light neyron rose 55D above, carmine rose 52C below, horizontal, recurved.Coroll..

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Henkelly's Gitano

A vigorous beauty suitable for containers, borders or bedding. Also suitable for training into standards, fans etc. Flowers freely, prefers full sun and needs bright light.Tube: Red 53B, glossy.Sepals: Red, glossy, fairly thick, horizontal, recurved tip.Corolla: Dark red purple 59A, matures sligh..

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Herps Kipkar

With Naaldwijk 800 as one of its parents this could hardly fail to be alluring, and it is, we love it.Nearly always described as an upright bush but I can't get it to grow upwards. Mine are fabulous spreading, semi trailing plants or lax bushes instead. Henk Waldenmeier also notes that it makes stro..

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Herps Witkar

Dramatic flowers of rich berry colours, with a pale pink tube and distinctive flower shape, ideal for basket or container use.Tube: Rose 67D, thin.Sepals: Dark rose 67C above, reddish purple 66B below, 1/2 up, recurved.Corolla: Dark reddish purple 61A, 1/2 flared, but with an outer layer of shorter ..

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Horsforth Beauty

Naturally bushy growth, lots of flowers provide a fine display in containers or bedding. Hardy to 0°C.Tube: Dark rose 51A, slightly rounded.Sepals: Red 52A above, dark rose 51A below, held fully up and recurved.Corolla: Violet 86D, matures reddish purple N74B, unflared.Parentage: Anna Louise x F..

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Howlett's Hardy

A super little hardy, flowers larger than you would expect, good strong colours.Tube: Scarlet 46B/C, mefium length and thickness.Sepals: Scarlet 46B/46C, held fully up.Corolla: Bright violet-purple, scarlet veining, blending to reddish-purple and 1/4 flared. Beautiful bell shape Foliage: Mid green, ..

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Insetta

A free flowering natural trailer with elegant flowers in rich, classic colours. Lovely.Tube: Medium length, barrel shaped, red.Sepals: Red, horizontal, recurved.Corolla: Rich lavender blue, pale basal patch, up to 1/4 flared, smooth incurved petals.Foliage: Mid green.Parentage: ?..

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Janice Ann

Profuse blooming, stiff semi trailing growth, but flexible enough to be trained into a variety of shapes.Tube: Red 46C, short, slim, peg top.Sepals: Red above, dark rose 51A below, fully up, recurved.Corolla: Dark purple, 86A, pink 49A base, matures purple 72A, dark rose 51A veins, 1/4 flared.Parent..

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Jasper Marnix

Small unusually shaped and coloured flowers, a fuchsia with a bushy semi-creeping habitTube: Smoky red & greenSepals: Smoky red fading to green at tipsCorolla: Dark smoky violetFoliage: Mid green. Smallish leavesParentage: (F. perscandens x F. procumbens) x (Lechlade Chinaman x F. splendens)..

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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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Joanne

Easy to grow, lush, flamboyant fuchsia. Can be used for hanging baskets or containers.This is not the AFS registered cultivar of the same name. Can anyone tell us who hybridized it, or its parentage?Tube: Rose-red, short.Sepals: Rose red, held fully up and recurved to stem.Corolla: Purple-mauve c..

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Judith Louise

Distinguished parents have passed on their superb characteristics. Vigorous, easy to grow and abundant flowers.Tube: Cream 158C.Sepals: Pale pink 36D above, light pink 36B below, horizontal, recurved tip.Corolla: Red 46D, matures red 46C (cerise), darker edge, cream base, up to 1/4 flared.Foliage..

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Jungle

Large bush with lush foliage, clusters of medium sized single flowers in terminal racemes.Tube: Long, orange to light red.Sepals: Orange fading to green tips, fairly short, tapered, 1/2 to fully down.Corolla: Orange.Foliage: Medium to large leaves, mid/darkish green. Soft and furry feel.Parentage:..

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Katjan

Very pretty fuchsia, distinctive habit with long arching stems closely hung with many small intensely coloured blooms. Makes a first-rate small standard. Profuse single flowers.The name comes from the first three letters of Kath van Hanegem's name, along with the name of her son, Jan.Tube: Rich re..

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Kocarde

An attractive flower in warm colours. Easy plant, free flowering, deserves to be more widely grown.Tube: Orange pink, medium length, quite plump.Sepals: Pink red, broad, fairly thick, slightly down, tip recurved.Corolla: Orange red, red veins, 1/2 flared.Foliage: Mid green.Parentage: Kwintet x..

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Lady Boothby

Great fuchsia, often described as a climber. It is very tall, vigorously upright, and has flexible stems with long internodal gaps so it can be trained up a wall, trellis etc. Interesting and useful growth habit, but doesn't actually climb anything.Free flowering, can look spectacular when wall trai..

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Laepines

An exceedingly free flowering and attractive fuchsia. Ideal for containers or bedding. Rare, and beautiful in its simplicity. Sometimes offered as 'Leapines' and if anyone knows which is correct there's a free plant or two in it if they can prove it.Tube: Waxy creamy white.Sepals: Creamy white with ..

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Landgoed Hulshorst

Unusual flowers which keep opening until they look like they've exploded. A very striking plant when in full flower.Tube: Deep rose pink 62A.Sepals: Red 53D above, rose 5B below, yellow green recurved tip, horizontal to slightly up, 1 or 2 twisted to the right.Corolla: Magenta red purple N74A, 1/..

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Little Beauty

Well named, compact and neat grower, easy to grow, early and free flowering. Best colours in shade. Tube: Bright red, short.Sepals: Bright red, held horizontally and slightly recurved.Corolla: Strong lavender blue, 1/4 flared when mature.NKvF 1567..

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Little Catbells

An endearing little encliandra whose flowers change colour as they mature.Tube: White, short.Sepals: Pink, horizontal.Corolla: Opens white, matures reddish pink, fully flared.Parentage: F. encliandra x unknown.AFS 1582..

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Little Fellow

Wide flowers, (5cm (2") measured across the sepals), but they still look small. This is a super little plant that's easy to grow. Tube: Red 45A, fairly short, plump and rounded.Sepals: Dark pink red 52A, horizontal, slightly recurved tiny pale green tip.Corolla: Purple pink N74B, 1/4 to 1/2flared..

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Loeky

Flowers well, good for small to medium standards and gives a lovely display. A charming and pretty cultivar, named after Herman de Graaff's wife.Tube: Bright mid rose red 51A.Sepals: Bright mid rose red 51A, broad, concave, 1/2 to fully up.Corolla: Pink 75B, pink red 54A base, red veins, fully f..

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