Fuchsia 'Alison Sweetman'

RHS Plant Profile
fuchsia 'Alison Sweetman'

A deciduous upright shrub about 60-90cm tall, with mid to dark green leaves, and pendent pink flowers that have rose-pink sepals and a magenta corolla, from summer to autumn

Max Height

0.5-1 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
0.5-1 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 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 the summer in sun or part shade, water freely and use a general liquid fertiliser monthly from spring to summer. See tender fuchsia cultivation for further information

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in any season

Pruning

Pruning Group 6

Diseases

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