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Fuchsia 'Blauer Engel' (d) | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Fuchsia 'Blauer Engel' (d)

Fuchsia 'Blauer Engel' (d)

Genus: Fuchsia
Family: Onagraceae

About this plant

A free-flowering, upright shrub to 60cm tall with trailing or cascading stems and mid to dark green leaves. From late spring, or early summer to autumn it bears profuse, large fully-double flowers with white tubes and sepals and violet-blue corollas

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

East FacingSouth FacingNorth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Under glass grow in a loam-based or loam-less potting compost in bright filtered light with moderate humidity and good ventilation. When in growth apply a general liquid fertiliser monthly. Keep just moist over winter. Overwinter indoors. See fuchsia cultivation for detailed information on tender fuchsias.

Pruning

Pruning group 6

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring or by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer

Pests

May be susceptiblt to aphids, capsid bug, fuchsia gall mite and vine weevil

Diseases

May be susceptible to glasshouse grey moulds and fuchsia rust

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround CoverPatio Container

Planting Places

WoodlandGravel GardenOutdoorConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Submerged

Time to Full Height

Two To Five Years