i know this is stupid but i bought some fuchsia

o.k. i bought quite a few. does anyone in texas grow these? if so, let's talk. thanks. barb

very beautiful for 1 month, April, then gone forever.

yep, I agree with vossner. They are beautiful!!
However, mine lived a very short life. Even in the shade here it just gets too much hot sun. I will say though, that I might be tempted to blow another $5 just to enjoy them a month or two next year. ha ha. They are so pretty!!!

There is supposted to be a new cultiver (sp) that handles heat better. I will have to see if I can find the info I had on it. I love fushias... I know we kept them alive in Jasper but it is cooler and more humid there than here.

I'm in zone 7b, by the way how do i put that on my profile?

My DH brought home some fushias in May and potted them for me and said "surprise, your favorites". I reminded him that i haven't planted fushias in the last five years because they always died in a matter of weeks in our heat. Well, now I feel like such a heel for giving him a hard time, because they have been blooming non-stop all summer. They are a favorite of the hummers. He threw away the labels after potting so i have no idea of the variety. I have no idea what to do with them this winter, never had them around this long. Should I just put in the ground?

cocoa, i got mine from big dipper. you might look there to see if you can find the kind you have. and another thing are you sure you are 7b? somehow i got the idea that fate is 8a and you are more south than i am.
this is more depressing than i thought. lol but not really. i bought EIGHT varieties. is it humidity that they like? they aren't cold hardy so it can't be texas heat that kills them. the ones i bought all said hardy to 8 and above. what am i not understanding here?

Mamajack, when I get home i'll look to see if my tags are laying around somewhere. Grand Saline is 70 miles east of Dallas and from what I can tell is smack-dab on the border of 7 and 8. We lived in Dallas for 15 years and it's been a real surprise how different the growing conditions are considering we are only an hour away. We are usally are a few degrees cooler than your area, summer and winter.

The Fushias you purchased labeled "hardy to zone 8", means COLD hardy to zone 8. Many plants that are cold hardy in our zones can't take our Texas heat.

What do ya know, DH kept the tag!
They are 'Angels' Earrings Dainty'.
Sun to part shade
height 10-14"
hardiness zone 10
features: upright heat-loving w/purple and pink flowers spring till frost.

My daughter has Angel's Earrings and has had one for a couple of years now. It looks good for a few months, then looks questionable for a few months then good again. Does best when it's not so awful hot. I have one, European Upright Koralle; it looks good some times, best when it's not quite so hot. I had 2 but apparently overwatered one and it didn't make it. :-o

(Yes I know that I spelled Fushia incorrectly- what can I say, can't spell to save my life. )

I use fuchsia as a bonus spelling word for my students, but I then forget it every year! I'm not sure this is right...but...maybe??? :) I'm an English teacher who is a "naturally" poor speller! I've had to learn all the words they use, however! :) I "fool" most of them!

The spelling is easy if you remember that the plant was named after a botanist whose last name was Fuchs. So, fuchsia. Fuchs + ia.
I am surprised your students didn't act silly about the word. But then, you didn't say they DIDN'T.
Incidentally, the plant is pronounced FYOOKS see uh. Three syllables.
The color, spelled the same way, is pronounced FYOO shuh. Two syllables.

So I’ve been saying it wrong and obviously can’t spell it. But for the first time in my life can grow it!
Nener...nener...nener :p...(raspberry)lol
Now if I can just keep it alive this winter.

o.k. then cocoa. so if i want to grow these i will have to keep them in pots in the house? is that where you have yours.........in the house? or in a pot outside that you move around? so the zone 8 these are suited for is more like wash. state? where can they grow these outside? oh my........i feel a plant trade coming on. and last ditch effort..........are y'all sure it's the heat and not the moisture level that we can't seem to attain in this Godforsaken place in july and aug.? what is that stuff called that they put in baby diapers to absorb the moisture and where can you buy that and will that help plants that like a lot of moisture?
i can't even say fyooks with a straight face? lol. like i can't say pee-uh-knee and pee-can it's pee-owny and puh cahn and few-sha. hahaha

Mamajack,

Mine are in a pot w/dapple shade. Mine are a heat resistant variety. If I were you I'd keep them indoors until it cools of a bit. Just don't hold it against me if they don't make it,lol. Like I've said, this is the first time mine have lasted longer than a month. I consider it luck, more than garden skills.

heat resistant variety, huh? i didn't know to look for that kind. i bet none of mine are. oh well. live and learn. i may trade them. i hate plant death. thanks for all of your information. barb

Lulu,

Fuschia ae supposed to be very easy to propagate by cuttings. I've never done it, but that may be a way for you to get more of that same plant.
I have had horrible luck with fuschia. They always look so great at the store. And they always die on me.

Thank you, Siggy. I will certainly give it a go. I'm new to propagating, but would love a bed of this fuchsia. It is not as showy as the "big as your fist blooms" you see at garden centers. It has however, bloomed it's little heart out all summer long.