Article by: Geoff Bryant
Fuchsia (named after Leonhard Fuchs, a 16th century German botanist) is a genus of over 100 species of shrubs , Worm Composting Bin and small trees. , Starting a Shade Garden... Although there are four New Zealand native species (colensoi, excorticata, perscandens and procumbens) and one from Tahiti, the vast bulk of the genus occurs in Central and South America.
Think of fuchsias and chances are the fancy garden , Growing Orchids In Greenhouses, Can You ? hybrids come to mind first. Showy as they are, it is not difficult to see they are related to wild species such as Fuchsia magellanica, Fuchsia denticulata and Fuchsia triphylla.
Some species, however, are less easy to distinguish. Our common native tree , Hillside Landscaping-Proper Watering fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata) has fuchsia-like flowers, , Garden Accessories though it can be hard to see the connection with the garden , Birdbaths plants when it is not in bloom. But the likes of Fuchsia arborescens from Central America, with its panicles of tiny flowers, , Landscaping Tips scarcely matches the common idea of a fuchsia.
The most widely grown of New Zealand's native species is Fuchsia procumbens and it too is quite unlike the garden , How to Buy a Porch Swing cultivars. It is a low spreading plant , Pruning Trees and Shrubs to Enhance Garden Views with small rounded leaves and can be very hard to pick as a fuchsia until it flowers. , Hibiscus Care Indeed, my initial experience of the plant , Dandelion: Miracle Gift from Mother Earth was with cultivated specimens and I have to admit that I didn't immediately recognise wild plants , Birdhouses when I first saw them.
This species was discovered in Northland in 1834 by Richard Cunningham. (some authorities call , Hardy Hibiscus him Robert; in any case he should not be confused with his better known brother Allan.) However, it wasn't introduced into Europe until 40 years later in 1874. It has at times also been known as Fuchsia prostrata and Fuchsia kirkii.
The species occurs naturally in the north of the North Island down to northern Coromandel, often in coastal areas, and is now endangered in the wild. Though wild specimens can spread to several metres wide, cultivated plants , Gardening - Hibiscus Care are usually quite compact.
The flowers, , Watering Your Garden - How to Make Each Drop Count which appear from mid to late spring , High Intensity Discharge Grow Light (Generic) are sometimes hard to see among the dense, sprawling foliage. The blooms are not the usual fuchsia colours , Hurricane Landscaping Considerations - green , Flowers and yellow, not red and purple - and most unusually, they face upwards rather than being pendulous. The blue , The Truth About Geraniums pollen-tipped anthers are also very distinctive.
Upward facing flowers , Hardy Hibiscus are scarcely surprising in a plant , Abatement Consideration and Issues in Rural America that grows , Landscaping Tips: Boost Energy Efficiency with Shading Trees so close to the ground. Nevertheless it is a feature , The Plant Philanthropist that hybridisers have long been trying, with limited success, to breed into garden , Invisible Fences hybrids.
The real feature, , Hardy Hibiscus and the reason why Fuchsia procumbens is grown by enthusiasts world-wide, is the berries that follow the flower. , Durable Wooden Swing - Decorate Your Outdoors with One All fuchsias bear berries, but none can match the fruit , Abatement Consideration and Issues in Rural America of Fuchsia procumbens. While the bright red berries of wild plants , Indoor Gardening With Foliage s are scarcely larger than redcurrants, cultivated plants , Garden Accessories may have fruit , Choosing A Landscape Contractor the size of small plums. The fruit , Bird Baths in Your Yard has a grape-or plum-like bloom and is particularly showy because it is carried on top the foliage, not hanging below it. Fuchsia procumbens is a plant , Strawbale Construction Wins Hands Down that likes to show off its wares.
This little trailing plant , High Intensity Discharge Grow Light (Generic) makes a superb hanging basket specimen and is very easy to grow. , High Intensity Discharge Light (Generic) Despite its northerly natural , Abatement Consideration and Issues in Rural America distribution, it tolerates frosts and even withstands some drought. , How To Keep Birds Off Of Your Patio Furniture But strangely enough it is one of those New Zealand natives that is better know abroad than at home. , How to Buy a Porch Swing British and American growers wouldn't be without it, but how often do you see a good specimen in a local , Strawbale Construction Wins Hands Down garden?I am a garden , Plastic Pond Liners book author and horticultural photographer based in Christchurch, New Zealand. I run a stock photo library called Country, Farm , Worm Composting Bin and Garden , Invisible Fences (http://www.cfgphoto.com). This article may be re-published provided this information , How To Keep Birds Off Of Your Patio Furniture is published with it and is clearly visible. |
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