Billy Green hardy fuchsia
Fuchsia 'Billy Green'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones9 to 10
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Billy Green' hardy fuchsia (Fuchsia 'Billy Green') is a shrub for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist soil of most types. It blooms in spring, summer, and autumn, and hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the flowers. It stays 12 to 24 inches tall.
Pairs well with Paris coral bells, Kimberly queen fern, and Sedge.