hardy fuchsia
Fuchsia magellanica
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Hardy fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica) is a shrub for borders, containers, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Its arching stems carry red flowers from early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. Hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with September Charm anemone, Juneberry, and Orange daylily.
Native range
North America and Central America.