Hardy fuchsia

Pet safety

Mildly harmful to pets if eaten (fruit/berries).

Through the year

Flowering months are not yet confirmed.

Key care steps

  1. In early spring, cut last year's stems back hard to a low framework.
  2. Remove any dead or spindly wood entirely.
  3. Feed and mulch to power the new growth.

An upright deciduous shrub with small, lance-shaped leaves and slender flowers with very pale pink, almost white tubes and sepals and pale pink petals, appearing from summer to autumn. It may remain semi-evergreen in milder areas, where it can be grown as a hedge.

Sun: Full sun to partial shade.

Soil: Chalk, clay, loam or sand; acid, alkaline or neutral pH..

Hardiness: H4 — down to −10°C.