Fuchsias & tomatoes in basket on balcony 2009-10-12

A good crop and I can see why you like that Fuchsia!

Thank you for your comment, PP. :-) I was surprised to get so many tomatoes on the plant. I don't know how it got in there, must have been from when a tray of seedlings fell off the table in the balcony & I didn't realise for a few days. I lost all the seedlings of course but at least one ungerminated seed must have been in the compost. I reused it for the hanging baskets & a few weeks later I discovered it when it had made several pairs of true leaves. I thought I would leave it & see how it developed, now I'm glad I did! :-)

The Fuchsia was labelled "Miss California" but it looks nothing like that one at all. The description of the flowers on the label reads: "Semi-double pink & white flowers". These are not semi-double nor are they pink! The photo is a pretty good version of how they are perceived by the naked eye.

The picture on the label shows the flowers as having upcurved sepals & white skirts with some pink veining near the waist. The shape of the buds is the same as on the label.