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
Patrica Hodge
Kath Wilson
This is Phyllis in her 2nd year growing as a standard
Close up of Phyllis
Purple Pride
Dorothy Clive
Mandarin Cream
White Gold
Unknown
Snowburner
La Campenella
Cascade
Hope you enjoyed my fuchsias.
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.
ReplyDeleteI still adore my fuchsias ,but also heucheras and rhodenruns and clematis.
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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.
DeleteThankyou Johnie :)
ReplyDeleteLoved 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…
ReplyDeleteThankyou Helene ,the standards are so easy to do .
ReplyDeleteBest 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.
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 :-)
DeleteOk 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.
ReplyDeleteYou have some gorgeous varieties. I don't have a greenhouse, so mine have to survive outside all year round. Which they normally do!
ReplyDeleteThankyou Linda are you in the UK .
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