trailing fuchsia

Outdoors grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil full sun or partial shade. Shelter from cold, drying winds and provide a deep winter mulch. Under glass, grow in loam-based potting compost (JI No3) or loamless potting compost, in bright filtered light with moderate humidity. Water freely in growth and keep just moist in winter. See fuchsia cultivation for further information.

Pruning group 6; cut back to the base in frost prone areas

Propagate by seed at 15-24°C (59-75°F) in spring. Root softwood cuttings in spring, or semi-ripe cuttings in late summer with bottom heat

Susceptible to glasshouse whitefly, vine weevil, capsid bug, fuchsia gall mite, aphids and glasshouse red spider mite

grey moulds and fuchsia rust can be problematic