Fuchsia 'Vera'PBR (Bella Series)

RHS Plant Profile
fuchsia 'Vera'

Synonyms

Fuchsia 'Bella Vera'

A compact, upright, bushy deciduous shrub with dark green leaves, and red-pink flowers with single, purple corollas appearing from summer through until the autumn

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres

Botanical Details

Family
Onagraceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Potentially harmful
Fruitareornamental-nottobeeaten.Wearglovesandotherprotectiveequipmentwhenhandling
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. Hardy outside in most UK regions. Plant the base of the stem 5cm below the soil surface, provide a deep winter mulch and shelter from cold drying winds. See hardy fuchsia cultivation for further information

Propagation

Propagate by softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings

Pruning

Pruning group 6

Diseases

May be susceptible to fuchsia rust, grey moulds and honey fungus (rarely)