Blackwell Fuchsia Nursery

Bush Fuchsias, Flowers for Pots, Patio Tubs and Garden Borders

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ABIGAIL REINE - (Hunton 1998) Single. Deep pink sepals with mauve corolla. Blooms held erect. Very pretty green and cream variegated foliage. Short-jointed, free flowering bush. Will make beautiful specimen plant.

ANDREW HADFIELD - (Rowell 1987) Single. Sepals carmine fading to cream. Corolla orchid blue. Self-branching, small upright bush with blooms held erect. Very free flowering and good for small pot work.

ANNABEL - (Ryle 1977 - Royal Horticultural Society’s Certificate of Garden Merit) Double. Sepals are white flushed pink with a white veined pink corolla. Lettuce coloured foliage. Blooms will be paler in filtered shade. Strong growth and will make good basket, standard, pillar or pot plant.

ANOTHER LITTLE CRACKER - (Gordon Reynolds 2006) Single. Sepals medium pink with mauve corolla. Blooms are sharp and clear in colouring. Extremely floriferous with short jointed, bushy growth. Delightful plant with every attribute needed to succeed on the show bench. This year restricted to one plant per customer and will not be available until the Spring.

ANYA JANE YATES - (John Porter 2002) Single. Sepals cream with bright orange corolla. Free flowering, short-jointed growth. Particularly beautiful when grown in partial shade. Upright and bushy.

BABY BRIGHT - (Bright 1993) Single. Sepals white. Corolla white with faint flush of pink. Extremely floriferous, small compact bush. Excellent for show-bench in a pot or as a mini-standard or pillar.

BARBARA REYNOLDS - (Gordon Reynolds) Single. Sepals white with slight pink flush and green tips, corolla white. Small flowers held upright in abundance. Foliage good dark green. Will make small pot class. Delightful and very easy.

BARBARA WINDSOR - Single. Pink sepals with mauve corolla. Very floriferous, self branching, short-jointed bush. Ideal for the show-bench or summer bedding.

BECKY REYNOLDS - (Gordon Reynolds 2000) Single. Pink sepals with beautiful mauve corolla. Florifeous and self-branching. Excellent show-bench variety. Upright bushy growth.

*BELINDA JANE - (Fisher 1994) Single. Sepals pure white with salmon orange corolla.
Short jointed trailing growth.

*BELTANE QUEEN - (Woods 2008) Single. Sepals white tipped green, pink at base and pink underneath. Corolla pale lilac, fading to mauve. Short jointed very floriferous and blooms held erect and well away from foliage. Has already won on the show bench.

BEN JAMMIN - (Carless 1993) Single. Sepals are pink and upturned with a deep purple corolla fading to magenta. Small upright bush, self-branching and free flowering. Suitable for the show-bench in a pot or as a mini-standard.

BILL GILBERT - (Gilbert 1989) Single. Sepals are rose with green recurved tips. Corolla dark violet fading to violet. Upright, self-branching, bushy growth with a profusion of blooms.

BLACK COUNTRY 21- (Gordon Reynolds 2007) Sepals deep magenta with a plum purple corolla giving the plant a jewel like appearance. Blooms held erect on upright bushy growth. A plant for everyone's collection.

BORDER RAIDER - (Gordon 2002) Single. Sepals deep rose, corolla sparkling white. Short-jointed and free-flowering. Has enjoyed success on the show bench.

BROOKWOOD BELLE - (Gilbert 1988 - Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit) Semi-double. Deep cerise sepals with white corolla flushed pink. Medium sized blooms but extremely free flowering. Strong upright growth. Excellent as a show-bench specimen and last year reached fourth place on the show varieties top ten list.

BROOKWOOD LADY - (Gilbert) White sepals with blue corolla. Very free flowering with blooms held horizontally on an upright bush. An excellent show-bench plant with crisp clear colouring.

BROOKWOOD PETITE - (Gilbert) Single. Deep pink sepals with violet corolla. Blooms are held horizontally and the growth is upright and bushy. Excellent show-bench pot plant, bedder or standard.

CARLESS WHISPER - (De Cooker 2000) Single. Long tube with light rose sepals tipped green. Corolla rose. Pretty delicate flowers with healthy robust foliage. Upright growth.

CAROLINE - (Miller 1967) Single. Cream sepals, flushed pink. Corolla campanula violet, fading to cyclamen purple. Bell-shaped beautiful flowers. Upright growth.

CELIA SMEDLEY - (Bellamy 1970 - Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.) Single. Sepals palest rose with corolla of bright currant red. Large flowers on vigorous upright growth. Excellent summer bedder, pot plant or standard.

COLNE FANTASIA - Single. Pink sepals with purple corolla. Very pretty variegated foliage. Free flowering, self-branching bush suitable for any type of work.

CONSTANCE COMER - (Kirkby 1996) Single. Tube orange pink with salmon orange sepals. Corolla bright orange red. Strong upright, short jointed growth. Good for the show bench.

DANIEL REYNOLDS - (Gordon Reynolds) Single. Sepals white, corolla lavender blue. Small blooms and foliage. An absolute stunner and after saying that, you will hate me for limiting this variety to one per customer. Not available until the Spring.

DANIELLA - (Goetz 1991) Single. Red sepals with purple violet flowers. Neat compact bushy growth.

DAWN FANTASIA - Single. Pale pink sepals with deeper pink corolla. Cream and green variegated foliage. Very pretty colour combinations. Free flowering, self-branching bush.

DELTA’S MATADOR - (Vreeke van’t Westeinade) Single. Tube and sepals pink, corolla lilac blue. Blooms are large and open out completely flat. Free flowering, exquisite colouring and beautiful flowers on upright bushy growth.

DOROTHY HANLEY - (Carless 1997) Semi-double. Tube and sepals dark red with aubergine flush. Corolla dark to very dark aubergine which may have red splashes. Vigorous upright growth, self-branching and short jointed. Dark and dramatic.

*EMILY AUSTIN - (Bielby/Oxtoby 1990) Single. Corolla white flushed rose with rose corolla. Upright, bushy, short-jointed growth.

*EVERLASTING LOVE - (Smith 2008) Single. Sepals bright red and held well back from corolla. Corolla crisp snow white veined pink at base. Blooms held away from plant. Upright bushy growth. A very straight forward cultivar and has already won on the show bench. Has been grown outside as a hardy for two years by Roy.

GEOF OKE - (Reynolds 2003) Single. Sepals creamy white, flushed pink. Corolla porcelain blue, fading to mauve. Blooms are fairly large and held erect. Very close-jointed, bushy growth, self branching and very free-flowering. Named after The Editor of the British Fuchsia Society Magazine.

GOOSEBERRY BELLE - Single. Sepals deep pink, bell shaped corolla pinky mauve with each petal outlined in deep mauve. Short-jointed, free-flowering and very pretty upright plant.

GRUMPY GORD - (Reynolds 2003) Sepals are pale pink, with green tips. The corolla is deep cerise with very little fading from new to old. The small blooms are held erect and are produced in abundance. The plant itself is small, neat, self-branching and a ready winner.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY - (Fleming 1990) Single. White sepals and corolla. Short jointed and tidy growth. Best colour in semi-shade. Good for pot plant class.

*HILARY'S REWARD - (Woods 2008) Single. Sepals deep pink and held well back. Bell-shaped lilac corolla with blooms held erect. Extremely floriferous, short jointed, bushy growth. Has already won on the show bench.

HOT COALS - (Howard Carless 1993) Single. Sepals plummy purple with darker corolla. Free flowering upright, bushy growth, shapes well and always a talking point when in flower.

IGLOO MAID - (Holmes 1972) Double. White sepals and white corolla. Beautiful golden foliage and stunning when grown in partial shade. Upright bushy growth.

JACK SIVERNS - (Gordon Reynolds 2001) Single. Sepals pale pink, flushed aubergine and recurved. Corolla aubergine. Very free flowering, short-jointed and self branching. Medium sized blooms. Very suitable for the show bench.

JANE LINDA - (John Porter 2001) Single. Wine red sepals with dark aubergine corolla. Very free flowering, self-branching and short-jointed.

*JELLEE VEEMAN - (Roes 2005) Single. Sepals light pink tipped green. Corolla magenta, maturing to rose. Upright bushy growth.

JENNIFER ANN PORTER - (Gordon Reynolds) Single. Sepals pink, corolla white. Bushy short jointed plant. Will make small pot class.

JESSICA REYNOLDS - (Reynolds 2000) Single. Sepals white flushed aubergine. Corolla aubergine. Compact, self-branching bush. Proving a great success on the show bench. Very floriferous.

JESSIE PEARSON - Double Tube and sepals white, flushed pink. Corolla soft purple splashed with pale mauve and pink. Upright bushy growth with fairly pale green foliage. Best grown in shade for colour.

J J ROBERTS - (Gordon Reynolds 2006) Single. Long pale pink sepals flushed deeper pink underneath. Corolla purple/mauve. Short jointed upright growth with medium sized blooms. Very easy to shape and should do well on the show bench.

JOE NICHOLLS - (Nicholls 1996) Double. Rose sepals with violet blue corolla. Profuse flowers for a double. Will make excellent show plant.

JOY PATMORE - (Turner 1961 - Royal Horticultural Society’s Award for Garden Merit) Single. Waxy white sepals, upturned and spreading. Corolla rich deep pink. Free flowering upright and bushy. Very distinct colouring. Excellent pot plant or standard.

*JULIE HORTON - (Gagnon 1962) Single. Rose sepals and corolla with large bell shaped flowers. I searched for this variety for nearly twenty years and found it this year so it pays never to give up.

KATIE JAMES - (Wilkinson 1999) Single. Sepals white tipped green with lilac blue corolla. Will make good exhibition plant. Best grown in cool conditions. Upright bushy growth.

KATIE REYNOLDS - (Reynolds 2000) Semi-double. Sepals white, flushed pink. Corolla white. Beautiful shaped blooms. Self-branching, bushy growth. Ideal for exhibition.

KATRINA THOMPSON - (Wilkinson 1993) Sepals palest pink, corolla white. Self branching and free flowering. Excellent show bench variety. Although Katrina Thompson fell to tenth spot on the top ten show bench list it is still a very worthy cultivar.

*KEN TUDOR - (Reynolds 2008) Single. Sepals white on top and palest pink tipped green underneath. Corolla pale pinky mauve edged with a dark mauve line around each petal. A profusion of starry flowers on upright growth. Gordon has already won on the show bench with this cultivar and its credentials are excellent.

LILLIAN ANNETTS - (Clarke 1993) Double. Sepals white with bluish-purple corolla streaked with pink. Upright growth. Excellent double for the show bench and will make a good standard.
This cultivar was in third place in the top ten on the show bench for last year and is a very large double for this accolade.

LITTLE BEAUTY - Single. Sepals pale pink. Corolla lavender. Short jointed and free flowering. Very suitable for the show bench. Upright and bushy.

LINCOLN CASTLE - (Gordon Reynolds 2007) Sepals clear white and reflexed. Corolla pale pink at base merging to magenta. Blooms held well clear of bright green foliage. Good for 3.5" and 5" pot class. Available in the Spring.

LINDA GOULDING - (Goulding 1981) Single. Pale pink sepals with white corolla with pink veining. Medium sized blooms on upright, self branching, bushy growth.

LINDA GRACE - (Wilkinson 1996) Single. Palest pink sepals, upswept. Pale pink corolla. Free flowering, self-branching bush suitable for pot work. Will make extremely good standard.

LOEKY - (De Graff 1985) Single. Red tube and sepals. Corolla dark mallow purple. Saucer shaped blooms. Upright growth. Very attractive.

*LONDON 2000 - Single. Sepals white flushed pink. Corolla cyclamen purple. Short jointed, upright and bushy.

LOOK EAST - Single. Sepals white with green tips. Corolla bishop-violet. Fully flared blooms, beautiful colouring and exquisite shape. Can be difficult to over-winter but well worth the challenge when in flower. Upright growth. (Limited supply only)

LOUISE NICHOLLS - (Nicholls 1999) Single. Pale pink upswept sepals with pale pink corolla. Short-jointed, self-branching and very floriferous. Upright bushy growth.

LOULABEL - Single. Sepals deep pink, corolla purple. Lovely bell shaped flowers with good colouring. Good shaped bush with fairly upright growth and medium sized blooms.

LOVELY CHARLOTTE - (Smith 2007) Semi-double. Sepals palest pink on top deep pink under. Bell shaped corolla lilac to mauve with deep pink veining. Elegant medium sized blooms with good growth pattern. An all rounder for show bench or garden display. Lax to upright growth.

LOVELY LES - (Gordon Reynolds 2000) Double. Sepals palest pink, corolla white. Self-branching, free flowering plant with upright growth. Destined to follow it’s parent, Shelford, onto the show-bench.

LUCY LOCKET - (Kirby 1996) Single. White sepals with deep rose corolla edged pink and purple. Free flowering, upright spreading growth.

LYES UNIQUE - (Lye 1886) Single. Tube and sepals creamy waxy white. Corolla salmon orange. Lovely colour combination on upright vigorous growth.

MARGARET JENKINSON - (Reynolds 2003) Single. Sepals red, corolla white. A multi-flowered cultivar with the blooms held erect - ideal for the show bench.

MARGARET LOWIS - (Lowis 2002) Single. Pale pink sepals with white corolla. Upright bushy growth. Suitable for the show bench.

*MARGARET PILKINGTON - (Clark 1984) Single. White veined rose sepals with bishop's violet corolla. Upright and bushy.

MARGARET WOODS - (Vince Woods 2006) Single flowers born in profusion. Corolla blue with white flush and clear glistening white sepals. Neat short jointed growth with compact habit. It's parentage of Border Raider x Sophie Louise lends it excellent credentials for the show bench.

MILLENIUM - (Roes 2002) Double. Hailed as the 'black' fuchsia but I think this is perhaps a nearer description. Paler aubergine tube and sepals. Corolla very deep aubergine purple. Upright growth.

MY LITTLE CRACKER - (Reynolds 2004) Single. A truly superb little plant. Short jointed, extremely floriferous and a must for the small pot class. The sepals are deep pink and the corolla a lovely shade of lavender blue. Blooms are held erect and away from the foliage. Has already been successful on the show bench.

*MY LITTLE GEM - (Reynolds 2008) Single. Sepals pale aubergine and held well back from corolla. Corolla dark purple, fading to light aubergine. Small blooms held in profusion above neat dark green foliage. Aptly named. Has won on the show bench. Small plant but dark and dramatic.

MY LITTLE STAR - (Gordon Reynolds 2006) Single. Sepals white flushed palest pink, tipped green. Corolla white with deep pink stamens. Extremely pretty flowers on short jointed neat compact growth. Ideal for 3.5 - 5" pot classes. Another winner for Gordon.

MY LITTLE TREASURE - (Gordon Reynolds 2007) Sepals palest pink held well back. Corolla bright mauve. Upright bushy growth and very floriferous with blooms held erect, short-jointed and an excellent shape for the show bench. An absolute winner. Available in the Spring.

MY MUM - (Dobson 2000) Single. Sepals creamy rose, corolla cerise. Clear bright colouring on upright bushy growth.

NELLIE NUTTALL - (Roe 1977) Single. Bright red sepals with white corolla with slight veining in red. Very floriferous upright, self-branching bush suitable for pot work.

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.

*OUR WILLIAM - (Allsop 2002) Single. Sepals reddish aubergine, corolla aubergine. Upright bushy growth.

PALOMA - (Gotz 1997) Single. Mid pink sepals with paler pink corolla. Bell-shaped flowers on upright growth. Suitable for the small pot class.

PAT ROGERS - (Gordon Reynolds 2001) Semi-double. Sepals white with pale lavender blue corolla. Short-jointed, self-branching and free flowering cultivar with exquisite colouring and beautiful bell-shaped flowers. Very suitable for the show bench.

*PETER MEREDITH -(Reynolds 2008) Single. Sepals white flushed coral. Corolla pale to deeper coral. Blooms held erect and well above foliage. Extremely free flowering on strong growth. Has won on the show bench. Charming starry-like flowers and irresistible.

PINK FANTASIA - (Webb 1988) Single. Pink starry sepals with dark purple corolla. Blooms held erect and extremely floriferous. Excellent for pot work, summer bedding or as a standard. Tolerates full sun. Although knocked off the top spot in the top ten show bench variety list, only slipped to second place.

*PRINCESS REBECCA - (Smith 2008) Single. Sepals broad and palest beetroot, white at base. Corolla bright fuchsia pink. Blooms held erect from plant with a very starry appearance. Short jointed, upright and bushy. Already a winner on the show bench.

ROHEES NUNKI - (Roes/Heesak 2001) Single. Sepals deep red/purple. Corolla aubergine. Saucer shaped blooms. Very dark and dramatic and an eye catcher. Upright bush.

RON EWART - (Roe 1981) Single. Short, broad and recurved white sepals. Corolla rose Bengal, shaded white at base. Compact and self branching and good for the show bench.

ROSE FANTASIA - (Wilkinson 1994) Single. Deep pink sepals with pinkish mauve corolla. Blooms held erect. Very floriferous, upright, self-branching bush. Excellent for pot work, summer bedding or as a standard. Arrived in the top ten list for show bench varieties in ninth position.

ROYAL VELVET - (Waltz 1962 - Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit) Double. Sepals are crimson red with a corolla of deep purple. Large fluffy, ruffled blooms with upright growth. Needs regular pinching back to achieve good early shape. Good in pots, in the border or as a standard.

SAMANTHA REYNOLDS - (Reynolds 2000) Single. White sepals with palest lavender corolla. Free flowering, self-branching, and short jointed bush. Excellent in all respects.

SAM SHEPPARD - (Sheppard 2006) Single. Creamy pink sepals with pale violet colouring. Very beautiful. Upright bushy growth.

*SARA LOUISE - (Crawshaw 1988) Single. Sepals rose with violet corolla. Lovely saucershaped blooms. Upright growth.

SHARON LESLIE - (Gordon Reynolds 2002) Single. Sepals bright pink, corolla fluorescent pink with mauve shading. Free flowering, short-jointed, bushy growth with the blooms held erect. Vivid colouring which should brighten any show bench. Very suitable for the small pot class.

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.

SIR JACK - (Reynolds 2004) Double. Strong growing plant with a medium sized double flower. The scarlet sepals are fairly short with a strong purple/mauve corolla that keeps its shape well. Good leaf colour and plant shape make this variety a strong contender for the show bench. The plant is named in honour of Sir Jack Hayward, O.B.E. the Chairman of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club to celebrate promotion to the premier league.

SOPHIE LOUISE - (Wilkinson 1999) Single. Sepals white. Corolla purple-blue. Very floriferous, short-jointed and self-branching. Very good show bench variety. Will make excellent pot plant.

*STARCHASER - Single. Deep fuchsia pinks sepals with violet corolla. Upright, bushy and
short-jointed.

SUNRAY - (Rudd 1872) Single. Sepals are cerise and corolla rosy purple. Grown mainly for the beautiful foliage which is pale green, edged with creamy-white, suffused cerise. Care needed with watering and potting-on. Excellent specimen pot plant.

TING-A-LING - (Schnabe-pas 1959) Single. Beautiful white saucer-shaped flowers and very free. Like all whites best colour achieved in filtered light. Upright bushy growth. Will also make excellent standard.

TURKISH DELIGHT - (Sinton 2002) Single. Sepals rose. Corolla deepish purple. Upright, short jointed and free flowering bush. Good prospect for the show bench.

TWINNY - (Gordon 1998) Single. Deep rose sepals with white corolla veined red. Very floriferous, self-branching and short jointed. Will make good show plant in a small pot or excellent bedder. Twinny made fifth spot in the top ten cultivars on the show bench list.

WALZ JUBELTEEN - (Waldenmaier 1990) Single. White sepals with bell-shaped corolla of rose, maturing to red-purple. Upright self-branching growth. Excellent show bench prospect and was found in eighth position on the top ten list.

WIGAN PEER - (Clarke 1997) Double. Sepals and corolla white with a flush of baby pink where they join. Neat compact growth and suitable for the show bench. Wigan Peer claimed seventh position in the top ten on the show bench and could climb higher this year.

WINTER’S TOUCH - (Fleming 1996) Single. White sepals and corolla. Self-branching good shaped plant suitable for small pot work or mini-standard. Best colour in filtered shade.