Beautiful plant! Love the colors of the leaves and the flowes against them. I grew it as an annual in a container on our covered front ...Read Moreporch that's mostly shady.
Simi Valley, CA (Zone 9a) | December 2011 | positive
I use Fuchsia 'Firecracker' regularly in the gardens I design and build.
It is, by far, the best Fuchsia l have found that can hol...Read Mored its place in the garden and endure.
The mites don't bother it and the foliage alone makes it highly appealing.
San Leandro, CA (Zone 9b) | August 2002 | positive
This is a beautiful upright fuchsia that was discovered by John Riding and became available in 1999. The tops of the leaves are cream an...Read Mored green while the new growth is pink tinged. Some of the leaves are carried upright so you can see the backs of the leaves which are flushed in pink and the veins show up in deep pink. Very showy. This type of fuchsia has small but long tubular flowers that hang in clusters at the ends of each branch. This plant is somewhat tender in California but will grow quite large in a sheltered spot. Triphyllas can take more sun than a regular fuchsia and prefers to be kept dryer than a regular fushia also. Mine is a bush but I have seen it for sale in the nurseries here that are trained as small standards.
Beautiful plant! Love the colors of the leaves and the flowes against them. I grew it as an annual in a container on our covered front ...Read More
I use Fuchsia 'Firecracker' regularly in the gardens I design and build.
It is, by far, the best Fuchsia l have found that can hol...Read More
This is a beautiful upright fuchsia that was discovered by John Riding and became available in 1999. The tops of the leaves are cream an...Read More