Tropicals & Tender Perennials: how are you mulching your hardy fuchsia?, 1 by SingingWolf

SingingWolf wrote:
I cried the day I dropped and broke this Cardinal Fuchsia. I planted the root ball any way, dipped the broken stem in rooting enzyme and prayed. Like on the previous post, I planted the "mess" I made about 8 inches lower than the edge of the pot. Then I packed in leaves, I am amazed that this Cardinal Fuchsia is still alive. It appears that the stem has rooted. You can just see the pale green leaves poking up at the top of the pot. Not the curled up yellow leaves.
This plant is much hardier than I thought. It seems pretty happy in it's leaf blanket too. I'll probably continue to add leaves as they get packed in tighter.
So far they have survived several colder than normal nights, with temps in the low 30's, and some pounding rain, too.
WIB,
SW