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fuchsia 'Border Queen' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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fuchsia 'Border Queen'

Fuchsia 'Border Queen'

★ RHS AGMPollinator FriendlyLow MaintenanceDrought Resistant

Genus: Fuchsia
Family: Onagraceae

About this plant

'Border Queen' is an upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with ovate, toothed, dark green leaves from spring to autumn. Produces masses of single pale-pink tubular flowers with pale-pink, apple-green-tipped sepals and pink-veined, violet corollas from summer to autumn until frost damaged

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 DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moist, fertile soil in sun or light shade in a sheltered position. Plant the base of the stem 5cm below the soil surface. In cold areas, provide a deep winter mulch and shelter from cold drying winds. May be taller and semi-evergreen in areas with mild winters. See fuchsia cultivation for further information.

Pruning

Pruning group 6

Propagation

Propagate by softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Aphids, capsid bug and vine weevil may cause problems; fuchsia gall mite may also be seen

Diseases

May be subject to grey moulds and fuchsia rust

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverPatio Container

Planting Places

ConservatoryWall TrainedOutdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years