Fuschias still flowering.
By Oliveoil
- 14 Nov, 2013
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Mine are still flowering away - they were very late. I've put most of them into the cold greenhouse now, though. I'm sure they'd be ok for a bit longer, but I have a nasty habit of forgetting things!
14 Nov, 2013
Thank you - they are so full of colour I am loathed to cover them up just yet, they are in a sheltered spot so am hoping they hang on for a good while longer. The one in the foreground is a hardy variety it is the two in the pots which I am thinking might not be hardy. I will cover them up when it gets really cold as I do not want to lose them. Thanks for looking in :O)
14 Nov, 2013
Good to see they are still flowering, mine are too but I dont think it will be for much longer as there was a heavy frost last night, I will cut mine back in the next week and cover with a mulch, but enjoy for a little longer ;0)
15 Nov, 2013
Don't they help with the damp dreary month of November, seeing them with lots of colour is very uplifting. :O)
15 Nov, 2013
They certainly do Olive along with the Sedums too ;0)
16 Nov, 2013
:O)
16 Nov, 2013
They look lovely, Olive! :-)) Around here there are lots of hardy Fuchsias still flowering but I doubt they will be for much longer as next week we are forecast a week of frosty nights.
21 Nov, 2013
Lovely, mine only started flowering as it got colder, and still flowering now.
23 Nov, 2013
Thanks for looking in Balcony and Michaella, yes they seem to have all been flowering later this year, strange isn't it. I did read this week, whilst doing some research on hardy fuschias, that we should not prune them until spring if they need it then. Maybe that is why they are late flowering as I pruned them hard back last Autumn, but I am leaving them this year. We shall see if it works. lol. :O)
23 Nov, 2013
The old growth from the previous year helps protect the crown of hardy Fuchsias so you should leave the old growth on until June.
25 Nov, 2013
oh thank you Balcony that is good to know, many thanks for the advice. :O)
26 Nov, 2013
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they still look very colourful too.
14 Nov, 2013