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Plant identification => Plant identification => Topic started by: Daisy on January 16, 2012, 10:43:03 AM

Title: Fuchsia IDd as F. triphylla 'Mary'
Post by: Daisy on January 16, 2012, 10:43:03 AM

It is raining outside. I cannot get out into the garden. :( :( :(
I have been looking through my photographs and realised that I have a number of plants in my garden that are unidentified.
This is one of them. Voula, the lady who has the village shop, gave me a piece from her plant.
It has never stopped flowering!!! Even now in January, it is absolutely full of blooms.
It looks to me like Fuchsia triphylla or fulgens but I don't know for  sure.
Any ideas???
Daisy :)

(http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss112/daisyincrete/042.jpg)

(http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss112/daisyincrete/047.jpg)

Title: Re: Fuchsia who?
Post by: Alisdair on January 16, 2012, 11:31:17 AM

It does look like triphylla, perhaps one of the older cultivars like 'Mary', which has red veins in the leaves like your plant. Lovely thing, Daisy!

Title: Re: Fuchsia who?
Post by: MikeHardman on January 16, 2012, 08:48:27 PM

Ooh - that's gone on my to-get list, Daisy! Thanks.
And I have a feeling it should be added to David's list of plants suitable for rooting from cuttings in water.

Title: Re: Fuchsia who?
Post by: John on January 17, 2012, 11:19:24 PM

Fuchsia 'Thalia' has literally only just succumbed to the frosts and up until about a week ago was still covered in flowers here too, in London. Unfortunately it would seem that Fuchsia will be a problem here soon due to a gall insect which is spreading rapidly and makes the plants look horrid. I haven't seen it yet but believe it is around.