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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2007 19:39:36 GMT
So, come on then, inspire me! ;D
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Post by andy on Jun 30, 2007 20:00:37 GMT
It depends what you're looking for...there's so many ranging from the small Tom thumb and lady thumb to the huge Riccartoni. There's the big bold Mrs Popple to the delicate "magelanica gracilis"
My favourite is probably the golden leaved "genii"
However, i was watching "the best of chelsea flower show" today on sky (so heavens knows what year it was from) and they were showing a new variety called "Chilli red" which was grown for its masses of red flower buds. But that was all it was grown for....when the buds opened, there was no "skirt" so to speak. Very hardy too.
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Post by isabella on Jun 30, 2007 20:49:01 GMT
I love Genii  |
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Post by beanie on Jul 1, 2007 18:03:17 GMT
my favourite is fuchsia fulgens. not sure if this one counts,but it is hardy in my garden and has been for about 10 years.dies right back in winter but always shows it's head again by May.the foliage is nice also.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2007 13:31:59 GMT
I'd also go with Fuchsia Genii as the best all-rounder - but why just have one fuchsia, RM? They're all lovely, even the bog-standard Magellinicas (sp?) ... Beanie, I've just googed Fuchsia Fulgens and now I NEEEEED it ... cheers ...
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Post by madonplants on Jul 2, 2007 15:49:39 GMT
I am going to be boring here, I think.  Every time I move house, if I haven't taken a cutting with me, my first fuchsia I get is Dollar Princess!! Keith |
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Post by nightowl on Jul 2, 2007 16:28:17 GMT
Not boring, Dollar Princess, it's a cracker.  And so is Genii, and Snowcap, and Lena, and all the "Thumbs" are cute. What sort of size are you looking for RM? |
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Post by madonplants on Jul 2, 2007 21:46:20 GMT
Not boring, Dollar Princess, it's a cracker. And so is Genii, and Snowcap, and Lena, and all the "Thumbs" are cute. What sort of size are you looking for RM? I don't mean boring to look at, far from, but very easy to buy. Every g/c seems to have it, but then again it could be because it is a nice one, I suppose! I like the Thumbs as well. I have Tom, Son of Tom and Lady Thumb all worthy of being in the border. Actually I like fuchsias, period! ;D Keith |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2007 15:35:38 GMT
Hmmm, not really sure what size I'm after, just want one!! I love the large double flowered varieties, but I'm guessing that they're all tender  |
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Post by madonplants on Jul 3, 2007 15:42:00 GMT
Here you are, RM. Once you get one fuchsia you will want more though!! Have you got room for more than one? Keith
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2007 15:48:40 GMT
That's a real beaut, Keith ... how could one not have room for more than one, RM? I have five in my minute garden, but there's always room for one more ... cheers ...
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Post by Chuckles on Jul 3, 2007 20:47:47 GMT
That is a fab one, love the colours it's blousy in a nice way too without being sickly and soppy looking like some can be  I want one now ;D I have a Hardy Fushia that is a cutting from one that belonged to OH's Grandad, red and purple but the slim long flowered type. I'm sure you Fushia fans can interpret what I mean ;D |
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Post by Chuckles on Jul 3, 2007 20:48:51 GMT
Do you like that one RM  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2007 21:02:45 GMT
I do like that one! ;D
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Post by nightowl on Jul 3, 2007 21:16:34 GMT
Hmmm, not really sure what size I'm after, just want one!! I love the large double flowered varieties, but I'm guessing that they're all tender Do you mean those GIANT flowered ones they advertise, RM? They are tender, and mainly trailers, and IMO not all they are cracked up to be. Spectacular in good weather maybe, but what we've had lately would have turned the flowers to mush or knocked them all off.  I have tried them but wouldn't bother again. The flowers really are too big and heavy for the plants, and they've got a sort of gaudy, almost tacky, aura about them.  I definitely think that smaller flowered ones are more prolific and much nicer looking. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2007 11:37:24 GMT
Actually, some of the large-flowered ones are hardy, at least here in Dublin ... but you're right, Nightowl, this kind of weather does turn them to mush (just been out to look at my mush ) ... cheers ... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2007 12:32:41 GMT
I just picked up a bargain 'snowcap' in morrisons for 1.99! It's small, but covered in buds, so I've potted it up and put it against the house. Hopefully it'll do ok in these monsoon conditions  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2007 12:49:33 GMT
It'll unflop again once the rain stops, RM. Incidentally, I found last year that now is the best time to take cuttings ... they grow into nice sturdy little plants to put out in the autumn (for some reason, the cuttings I took in autumn didn't do too well) ... so, RM, if there are any fuchsias in your neighbourhood you admire, now's the time to ask for a snippet! ... cheers ...
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Post by nightowl on Jul 4, 2007 13:09:05 GMT
Actually, some of the large-flowered ones are hardy, at least here in Dublin ... but you're right, Nightowl, this kind of weather does turn them to mush (just been out to look at my mush ) ... cheers ... Ok, CC, some are a bit hardier. Had a nice, very pale pink one (can't remember the name ) that survived a few years hanging in the porch. Sorry about your mush. |
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Post by nightowl on Jul 4, 2007 13:13:04 GMT
I just picked up a bargain 'snowcap' in morrisons for 1.99! It's small, but covered in buds, so I've potted it up and put it against the house. Hopefully it'll do ok in these monsoon conditions Oh well done RM. Snowcap is one of the best, IMO. Probably why it's been around along time. Is that your first one? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2007 13:14:47 GMT
It is  ...I've lost my fuchsia virginity! ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2007 11:25:36 GMT
RM, the latest edition of Amateur Gardener (the one with forget-me-not seeds on the cover) has a good overview of fuchsias, including the best hardy ones. Have now deduced that my mushy one is probably Fuchsia Lena (previously known as the 'no-name cutting from down the road). ... cheers ...
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Post by nightowl on Jul 5, 2007 11:36:40 GMT
That's strange CC, Lena is a hardy one as far as I know, and if I remember correctly, not a particularly large flowered one. No more so than, say, Dollar Princess, which is coping fairly well with the rain. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2007 11:42:34 GMT
This one is quite large-flowered, Nightowl. It's certainly hardy (i.e. in terms of temperature), but the flowers are opening, becoming rain-soaked and dropping off - sorry, I know that's not a technical description - the flowers look miserable at the moment, although the plant itself is thriving ... cheers ... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2007 18:46:16 GMT
I'm not great at using Photobucket, so hopefully this will work ... this is the fuchsia I mean:  |
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Post by nightowl on Jul 11, 2007 7:25:41 GMT
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Post by beanie on Jul 11, 2007 8:25:58 GMT
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Post by beanie on Jul 11, 2007 8:29:31 GMT
yippee! Idid copy & paste on that one, not cut & paste, does that make a difference. maybe thats why my fishy ones didn't work.
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Post by nightowl on Jul 11, 2007 9:07:47 GMT
Hi Beanie. Isn't it a great feeling when something like that actually works!!!! My last post on this thread was the first time I'd managed to paste a site link! Chuffed with myself too. ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2007 11:15:17 GMT
Hi Nightowl ... yup, it's a slug. One of many! Re. my fuchsia ... hmmmm, I don't actually think it's peppermint candy - the colour didn't come out true in the photo (much more purple than pink in real life) ... may give it a try again ... cheers ...
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Every time I move house, if I haven't taken a cutting with me, my first fuchsia I get is Dollar Princess!!
And so is Genii, and Snowcap, and Lena, and all the "Thumbs" are cute.
I want one now ;D
