Fuchsia 'Claudia' (d)
fuchsia 'Claudia'
'Claudia' is a bushy, deciduous shrub to around 50cm tall, with branching and trailing stems that make it well-suited to growing in hanging baskets or containers. Large, double, pale pink flowers are borne from summer into autumn
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.5–1 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink | Green | ||
| Autumn | Pink | Green | ||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H2Botanical details
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Trailing, Bushy
- Potentially harmful
- Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
- Genus
Fuchsia can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs or trees, rarely perennials, with opposite or whorled leaves and usually pendent flowers with conspicuous tubular calyx, 4 spreading sepals and 4 erect petals
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in a cool or frost-free greenhouse in containers of peat-free multi-purpose compost in bright indirect light and keep just moist. Can be grown outside for summer containers in sun or part shade, water freely and use a general liquid fertiliser monthly. See tender fuchsia cultivation for further information
Propagation
Propagate by softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- hanging basket
- Patio and container plants
- Bedding
- Conservatory and greenhouse
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, capsid bug, fuchsia gall mite, fuchisa flea beetle, glasshouse red spider mite and vine weevil
Diseases
May be susceptible to fuchsia rust, grey moulds and honey fungus (rarely)
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