A Fuchsia id if possible

Wow, Balcony... that's a fab. Fuchsia !

Could it be Shadow Dancer Ginger variety? Very pretty Fuchsia ...

A wow from me also.

It reminds me of Carla Johnston or Shelford, although it could be something else.
I'm not an expert. I haven't got the energy !

Thanks Shirley & Hywel for those suggestion, I'll look them up & see if I can find a photo of the ones you mention & compare them with mine.

I know it is very difficult to id a Fuchsia as there are 1,000s of varieties around & some look very, very similar!

I've found 2 for the moment that look very much like mine;one is called 'Shadow Dancer Rosella', the other is 'Marie Claire'.

But your 3 suggestions also look like mine! Arrrh! Which one is it? Like I said there are so many cultivars & many look so alike that it is almost impossible to find the right one!

No idea but I don't think its one of the hardy ones. Isn't it a cracker?

Thanks, Stera, but being in a big pot I should be able to move it to a sheltered place on the balcony for it to overwinter safely. I have several Fuchsia plants that have come through the winter & are growing away now, one - in a strawberry planter - has even got buds that are about to open any day now!

Dick gave me a 2nd one that would be even more difficult to id as it's cerise & purple & I've already grown 2 plants that also look like it - in fact the one in the strawberry planter is the same colour! Whether or not they are the same variety remains to be seen!

I used to have 3 standard Fuchsias I grew from my own cuttings, (sadly they died in the 2009/10 winter), which were an identical colour. Again they may have been the same variety as Dick has given me.

Who knows? There are so many now its quite bewildering.

I think you hit the nail on the head there, "bewildering" is certainly the word to use to describe Fuchsia varieties!!!

I've bought two lots this year David, they came as plug plants and I've been growing them on, trouble is when I repotted them, I borrowed one of hubby's special pens, (shush) to write on the pots with, the flipping ink washed off the pots so now I'm waiting for all of them to flower, then I have to ask the names, that's if I cannot sort them myself, luckily I have kept the labels that were on the special packaging, that I hope will give me a head start, lol....

We've all done things like that, Lincs! If the labels came with photos of the flowers then it won't be too difficult but if all you've got is their names then that will be a bit more difficult - though you could always look up the names on the internet & look at the photos which should help you a great deal!

Thats right David, I only have the names, good job I like research..

LOL! :-))