California Gardening: Has there been a discussion of fuschias?, 1 by PotEmUp

PotEmUp wrote:
What are you trying to show at Annie's? Links to her individual listings DO NOT WORK - NO WAY - NO HOW. I have tried many variants. Otherwise she has a nice site.
I have both the denticulata and peppermint stick on a north wall, ergo only indirect light and both do well. They are with ferns, rhodies, camellia, hostas and snails. I am trying to make a standard at about 5 ft with the denticulata, but it wants to become a big bush. I think it just grows too fast for me to keep up with it.
The gall mite is a real problem, otherwise I would gladly give you cuttings from the Peppermint Stick - I even have some rooted cuttings (also infected.) I think I may need to use the blow torch!
Just north of Fort Bragg is Fuchsiarama, sort of like a candy store. There are other Fuchsia growers there too, but this is the most visited. Maybe I need an excuse to go up there to replace all the infected plants. Whatcha think?