Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Let's get a Fuchsia forum going!, 1 by PedricksCorner

PedricksCorner wrote:
Hi SingingWolf,
It gets pretty windy here also. The huge eucalyptus trees lining the gulch along the edges of the ridge throw down tons of leaves, bark, and branches constantly. I am forever clearing the front, side, and back yards of the debris!
My collection of fuchsia's doesn't seem to mind. Occasionally the combination of heat and wind will damage the new flowers on the ones with the larger type of blossoms. Guess that is just one more reason why I love the little flowers so much!
There are always so many blossoms on the bushes with the little flowers, that even if a few get damaged, there are so many more, one can barely tell. Three of my favorites are Magellanica, Lycioides, and Mrs. J. D. Fredricks.
Here is a photo of Lycioides. When the bush is in full bloom, it is a blaze of red!