This group of fuchsias are ideal flowers for hanging baskets or trailing over
the edge of tubs and containers. Hanging baskets are best planted with
the same cultivar so that the growth pattern is even. A 10"
basket will require three small plants and you should consider adding
another plant for every 2" of extra basket size to ensure a good
all round flower display. Trailing varieties are seen at their best in mixed
plant hanging baskets or tumbling over the edge of containers.
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photograph. * denotes plants new to us this year.
AUNTIE JINKS - (Wilson 1970) Single. Sepals white edged cerise.
Corolla cerise-purple with brighter edge. Excellent in a basket.
BERBAS TRIO - (Wesseling 1986) Single. Red upswept
sepals with a corolla that opens either white, violet or white
variegated purple. I have had this cultivar before and sometimes
it reverts to red and purple. At its best when the corolla is
variegated. Cuttings need to be taken from parts of the plant
showing variegation. Stiff trailer.
*BLACK TO THE FUCHSIA - (At the moment I cannot find much info. on this variety.) It is semi-double with deep aubergine sepals and dark aubergine corolla on trailing growth. Very attractive and dark as well as an inspired name.
CARADELA - (Delaney
1992) Pink sepals with blue corolla. Extremely floriferous and
self branching. Excellent for pot work for the show-bench or
in a hanging basket.
CHRIST DRIESSEN - (de Graaff 1989) Single. Long bright
pink/purple tube and sepals with a fluorescent light purple corolla.
Trailing growth. Lovely colouring.
*COMPEREN LINEOLA - (Comperen 2004) Semi-Double. Sepals white, corolla white. Good crisp colour on trailing growth. Quite easy to shape.
CROSS CHECK - (Brouwer 1985) Single. Long rose tube and sepals with tyrian-purple corolla. Medium sized blooms. Distinguished by rich coloured flowers against pale foliage. Lax upright and will make a good basket.
DAFFODIL DOLLY - (Johnson/Laburnum 1987) Double. Dark pink
sepals with a corolla of light violet, light pink and pale purple.
Bright yellow foliage. Best leaf and bloom colour when grown in shade.
Self-branching trailer.
DELTAS FELLOW - (Vreeke van’t Westeinade) Single. Pale
cream sepals with pale lavender corolla. Trailing growth. Blooms
fairly large for a single.
EBANFLO
- (Stiff 1995) Single. Sepals pink with dark
lavender corolla. Very free flowering and excellent in a hanging pot.
GOLDEN MARINKA - (Weber 1955 - Royal Horticultural Society’s
Award of Garden Merit) Single. Red sepals with darker red corolla.
Cultivar best known for its variegated foliage of cream, green and
gold. Excellent basket. Best grown in sheltered spot. Will make
beautiful standard with patience. Needs care with watering, especially
early in the season and requires careful hardening off.
GREETA - (Knoppert 1992) Small very pale
pink flowers with a long tube. Purple and green foliage. Compact
neat growth and looks lovely in a hanging basket.
HUMBOLDT’S HOLIDAY - (Hassett 1980) Sepals pale pink with
violet corolla splashed pink. Large blooms with golden green foliage.
Good basket variety.
*LEANNE'S SHELFORD - (Woods 2008) Single. Sepals white shaded pink at base. Corolla
palest pink. Blooms held well above foliage. Very floriferous with short jointed bushy lax growth suitable for pot or basket. Best basket in show at the
BFS Scottish show.
MANTILLA - (Reiter 1948) Long carmine tube with light
carmine sepals. Corolla is vermilion. Grows well in a basket but can
be unforgiving if over-watered.
MARGARET ROBINSON - (Gordon Reynolds)
Single. Sepals deep pink, corolla violet blue. Medium sized
blooms. Good in a hanging pot.
OUR SHEP - (Gordon Reynolds 2002) Semi-double. Sepals
cream, corolla violet mauve. Short-jointed, free flowering on lax
growth. Excellent for a small pot class or in a hanging basket.
PABBES TEUDEBEL - (Koerts 1993) Single. Long slim
tube with palest pink sepals. Corolla palest mauve. Beautiful
blooms on naturally trailing growth. Best colour in partial
shade.
PINK RAIN - (de Graaff 1987) Single. Longube
and sepals neyron rose. Corolla mallow purple.
POSTILJON - (Van de Post 1987) Single. Sepals are creamy white, tipped green with a pinky purple corolla. Small blooms on trailing growth.
PROCUMBENS - (Cunningham 1839) Greenish yellow
tube with green sepals tipped purple. There is no corolla on
this flower but the stamens have bright blue pollen. Prostrate
hardy growth with large damson like fruits after flowering.
F. PROCUMBENS (variegated) “Wirral” - Exactly the same flowers
and growing habit as F. procumbens but foliage is variegated with silver
and cream at edges.
ROSEMARIE HIGHAM - Single. Tube and sepals cream
with pink flush. Corolla bright magenta range. Beautiful green
foliage with cream edges and pink flush. Will make a very good
basket.
SHELFORD - (Roe
1986 - Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.)
Single. Pink long narrow sepals. Corolla white with pink veining.
Very free flowering, self-branching growth. Excellent for pot
or basket work. Brilliant when grown as a standard. One of the
most popular cultivars of recent years and regained its top
spot on the show bench list for last year.
TOM WEST
- (Miellez 1853) Single. Carmine red sepals with purple corolla.
Variegated foliage of green, cream and cerise. Rather lax in
growth and will trail.
WALZ HARP
- (Waldenmaier 1989) Single. Very long reddish-orange tube with
reflexed sepals. Corolla bright red with orange base. Beautifully
shaped blooms with exotic colouring. Excellent in a basket.
WAVENEY GEM -
(Clarke 1997) Single. White sepals with pinkish mauve corolla.
Very free flowering basket variety. Will also make good pot
plant or standard.
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