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Fuchsia Versicolor in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Fuchsia magellanica 'Versicolor'

 

Fuchsia 'Versicolor'

Fuchsias are grown for their very attractive, usually pendent flowers that are borne continuously from summer to autumn. Hardy types tend to be the larger bush or hedging type, with simple single flowers, which as the name suggests will over winter well. 'Versicolor' is a shrub with small, grey-green leaves variably margined with cream and flushed pink when young; flowers slender, with red tube and sepals and purple petals

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plant Features
  • Fuchsia Versicolor likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Fuchsia Versicolor likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Fuchsia Versicolor is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Fuchsia Versicolor likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Fuchsia 'Versicolor'

Latin name

Fuchsia magellanica 'Versicolor'

type

Deciduous trees or shrubs

family

Onagraceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Fuchsia Versicolor likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Fuchsia Versicolor is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Fuchsia Versicolor likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Fuchsia Versicolor likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Fuchsia Versicolor is 1.50meters x 2.00meters 1.50 M 2.00 M

Fuchsia magellanica 'Versicolor'

Fuchsias are grown for their very attractive, usually pendent flowers that are borne continuously from summer to autumn. Hardy types tend to be the larger bush or hedging type, with simple single flowers, which as the name suggests will over winter well. 'Versicolor' is a shrub with small, grey-green leaves variably margined with cream and flushed pink when young; flowers slender, with red tube and sepals and purple petals


Planting outdoors

From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn

Plant soft wood cuttings that have taken into the final growing positions.

 

Propagation by hard wood cuttings

From Late Summer TO Mid Autumn

Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.

 

Planting outdoors in spring

From Late Spring TO Early Summer

Plant last years cuttings and container grown plants as soon as risk of frost past in early summer.

 
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