Monday 26 August 2013

My Fuchsias of 2013

I have been growing many fuchsias for years and just adore them.

Over the last few winters I have lost a lot of them but in 2012 some came through the very cold winter as I kept them in my conservatory.

One I am ever so happy with is Phyllis which stated off as a cutting 2 years ago and last year when it came through the winter as a standard whip I continued growing her, and now she is on her 2nd year growing with head of full buds.

All season I have taken many tip cuttings of all my fuchsias which are now growing in the Glass house of the Glamis Castle Walled Garden Restoration Project.

Here are some photos of my fuchsias.

Lady In Red

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Patrica Hodge

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Kath Wilson

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This is Phyllis in her 2nd year growing as a standard

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Close up of Phyllis

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Purple Pride

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Dorothy Clive

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Mandarin Cream

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White Gold

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Unknown

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Snowburner

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La Campenella

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Cascade

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Hope you enjoyed my fuchsias.

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10 comments:

  1. Lovely fuchsias which do remember me of passed years. We used to have quite a collection of Fuchsias, my husband actually, but through the time we got a bit bored of them, so I changed our fuchsia garden in a hosta and fern garden.

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  2. I still adore my fuchsias ,but also heucheras and rhodenruns and clematis.

    And my alpines.

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    1. You certainly have some beauties there Scotkat keep up the good work you are doing, you certainly know how to take your cuttings of Fuchsias.

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  3. Loved your fuchsias, and the standard especially! I think I might try to make something like that myself, perhaps of Mrs Popple, that is a fast growing, hardy fuchsia that can be quite tall. I don’t have a green house so my cuttings will have to spend the winter outside under my garden bench. What survies survies…

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  4. Thankyou Helene ,the standards are so easy to do .

    Best to look with a fuchsia that has 3 leaves then pot up and put a stake in it and keep growing straight till required head height.

    You could take your fuchsia cuttings on a indoor window sill.

    I am happy to start of a whip for you and send next Spring.

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    1. I have taken a couple of cuttings of Mrs Popple today, wasn’t much material to choose from so they are tiny and I put them together in one pot. Will take the pot inside in my kitchen later in the autumn – that is of course if the cuttings survive the first few weeks. If they die I might take you up on your very generous offer of starting a standard for me. I’ll keep you posted :-)

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  5. Ok Helene even if you get Mrs Popple started be best to plant out in garden early Spring then it has the whole season to sets feet.

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  6. You have some gorgeous varieties. I don't have a greenhouse, so mine have to survive outside all year round. Which they normally do!

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  7. Thankyou Linda are you in the UK .

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