Fuchsia 'Achievement'
fuchsia 'Achievement'
A vigorous upright deciduous small shrub with yellowish-green ovate leaves. Flowers large, single, with slender carmine tube and recurved sepals, the petals red-purple, and filaments red, from summer to autumn
Buy this plant
Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green Yellow | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Purple Red | Green Yellow | ||
| Autumn | Purple Red | Green Yellow | ||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H4Botanical details
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- 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 moist but well-drained, fertile soil in sun or part shade. Plant the base of the stems 5cm below the soil surface, provide a deep winter mulch and shelter from cold, drying winds. See hardy fuchsia cultivation for further advice
Propagation
Propagate by softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Coastal
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, fuchsia gall mite, fuchsia flea beetle, capsid bug and vine weevil
Diseases
May be susceptible to fuchsia rust, grey moulds and honey fungus (rarely)
Get involved
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.