Fuchsia care
I bought a big, wonderful Fuchsia to hang on my porch which gets shade all day. It was doing fine till the last couple days when the weather got to the 80’s. It is going to get hotter, what can I do , the plant is never in the sun?
Fuchsias like cool days and cool nights. They are more suited to weather in the Pacific Northwest or highlands of Hawaii. They prefer morning sun and afternoon shade and cannot tolerate hot weather which causes them to wilt and drop their flowers. Continue to keep it in the shade and out of the drying wind until the weather cools down a bit.
Water it enough to keep the soil evenly moist but not too wet. A misting will also be appreciated when the leaves get droopy. If your fuchsia stops blooming, cut the plant back to a node and it should give off new growth within a month and rebloom from the new growth. When in bloom, feed it every two weeks with a 1/2 dose of a balanced fertilizer.
Eventhough fuchsia flowers are not fragrant their sweet nectar attracts hummingbirds.
The white part of my fuschia blossoms are blooming brown. What can I do?
Good morning. I just purchase a double flowered fuchsia about a month ago. From what I’ve read, they need early morning sun. I have mine In light shade hanging on my deck. Is this OK? It seems to be doing fine and I do have new buds forming. I take It In when It gets chilly out and put It back outside when It warms up a bit. Am I doing things right and what do I do when the hot temps show up? Thank you.
Hi 🙂 for everyday fertilizing a fuchsia, how much soluble fertilizer , with which strength is appropriate to be used?
(I’ve figured out that my fuchsia is grown better when being fertilized everyday!)
Hi, could you please help me with this issue?
I have a fuchsia just like the picture in this site.
The problem is that, despite having many buds and looking healthy, none of the buds (except one!) has gone pink after passing almost 2 weeks from their very first day!
One of these green buds is as big as a pea but it doesn’t look like it’s going to open!
I have fertilized(20%_20%_20%) it every 2 weeks, water it every morning, it’s potted in a container behind a window with a transparent curtain (it’s like it’s receiving filtered sun light all day long), I have set the temperature for 25ºc.
I don’t have any idea for helping it!! 🙁
Could you please solve this problem too*!?!
(* you previously helped me out with my mandevilla, it’s looking promising today!, thanks for that! )
Hi,
1)How long does it take a fuchsia bud(from the very first day) to bloom?
2)Is 32ºC and full shade an appropriate condition for pink-purple fuchsia(just like in your picture) to grow and blossom?
I bought a Fuchsia, brought it home. Repotted it and it was doing good.
A week later it started looking wilted. So I watered it and hope it will perk up . I have it in a place that gets morning sun. Will it die? Jan
Droopy Fucshia
My fushia i have had about 3weeks. And its started to droop and get “soggy” . I water it evening and it was doin well until recently. Its been hot the past couple days high 80s. I dont know what to do…any suggestions??
Leaf spot disease
I have one fuchsia which is in the ground and another one in a big pot on a balcony. Both are tall and have woodsy branches and have many blooms. I had them for several years and they are always outside in No. Calif. I cut them back every year, but this is the second year that their leaves get black spots and then the leaves turn yellow and drop off. How can I stop this?
I m surprise this morning watching the fruits in my small pots fuchsias!
I want to keep them all year around following the advises you write here.
Thanks & Blessings all of you!
Fuchsia fruit/seeds
can i plant the fruit of the Fuchsias? do i need to let them dry up or use them as soon as they fall off the plant?
I love fuschias! Years ago I was told to feed with peatgro acidic peat but when I bought some new plants a few weeks back I was told that the acidic peat was a no-no. Now feeding my “old ” ones with acid peat never killed them : they grew beautifully . Can I /should I not use acidic peat?
Soil ph
can anyone tell me if hardy fuscias are lime hating ericaceous plants? i dont have a clue, thanks
Hey,
My fuchsias are relatively new and are less than 2 feet tall. one of mine is having yellowing of the leaves around the base. Does this mean it’s sick and dying?
thanks 🙂
my fuchsias are big in the ground and very old (20yrs). the leaves have little black dots shiny silver spots & holes that look like they have been eaten, they even seem to be wilting a bit , it’s been very hot latey. they are planted in the shade.they are watered regulary. any help. thanks
Propagating from cutting
hi its Babette again
i forgot to tell you that i broke of one of the branches when i first got the fuchsia plant and i tried a new way of starting a new plant i cut the tip off then i spit on the cut end then i put powered root starter on it and it started a new plant. once it started to grow new leaves and even a new flower or two, i then knew it was good to go. i did not know you could start a new plant from that kind of cutting. that was new to me. Babette
thanks so very much on all of the advice.and answers to all of my questions it really did help me.plus the only plant that grew the purple berry fruit was the one i planted in the ground that was why i emailed you so many times. thanks again Babette from commerce Texas
Edible fruit
hi again the seed pod you talked about was fine thanks. but the new thing that has grow on the vine is the shape of a purple marble. is that a fruit that i can eat thanks again babette steel
hi I was just woundering what the fuchsia fruit looks like. I had one grow to be about the size of a large pea. could you send me a picture of what one looks like please. Thanks again babette.
can i eat the fuchsia flower or bloom in a salad. i am growing an organic garden and i would like to know. thanks babette
Winterover Fuchsia
Jay Bessley
I live in Portland, OR and have a fuchsia hanging basket (called First Love, semi-double trailing corolla) that I’ve just brought inside since it’s in the mid 30’s outside most of the time. The leaves have turned mostly yellow and dropped off. I’ve placed it near a window and watered it once
a week. Should I prune the branches now or later in the spring? The temp. inside the room is about 62 degrees or so. Or could I bring it in the garage where there is less light and the temp. about 40 degrees?
Thank you for any advice you can give me.
I have Fuchsia hanging plants. How do I keep birds from trying to build nests in them. I have put netting over them. and bamboo shishkabob sticks and they still insist
I have a # 10 HB Fuchsia and it is dying on me . i water every night or every other night. The leaves are dry and falling of. What can i do to save this plant. Thank You Shelia
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