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Fuchsia..Ballet Girl..

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Fuchsia..Ballet Girl..

Gifted cuttings from Cinderella ,about 3 years ago..There are two in this pot,and it's the second,and best flush of flowers..I'm so pleased,as I thought I had lost them this year ,as they took so long to get going..



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that's a lovely one. It's like the one I have in my hanging basket, which I thought might be 'White Eyes' but it could also be this one....never mind. They are both lovely!

29 Aug, 2014

 

Thanks Karen.I think there are a few look similar in these colours.I agree,all lovely..

29 Aug, 2014

 

It reminds me a little bit of the very first Fushia I ever bought - Swingtime. I loved that one and it was easy to strike cuttings too... :o)

29 Aug, 2014

 

That's what it reminded me of ,Petaltracey..and snap! it was the first I ever bought too..I was a complete novice then,and hadn't got the expertise..or good luck,to take successful cuttings :o).I probably didn't even try,to be honest..I did tend to expect everything to survive :o)

29 Aug, 2014

 

Lovely Fuschia Bloomer glad it came good in the end :o)

29 Aug, 2014

 

Thanks Neellan.Everything comes to those who wait,so it's said.. this being one of the better ones ...:o)

30 Aug, 2014

 

I like this one Sandra, looks very fresh and crisp[that sounds like something you would like to eat doesnt it lol] but as well as looking very pretty it also very eye catching ;0)

30 Aug, 2014

 

Lol Carole..nothing crisp to eat today..just fresh :o) It is a pretty Fuchsia..nice and bright on the Patio ..:o)

30 Aug, 2014

 

Never heard of this one. It's very pretty :)

30 Aug, 2014

 

Thank you Hywel..it is a pretty one,isn't it? I am grateful to Cinders for sending me a cutting..:o)

30 Aug, 2014

 

She is very kind :)

30 Aug, 2014

 

Like this one Sandra... looks very healthy :-)

31 Aug, 2014

 

That's a beauty Sandra. Do I spy a chimney behind?

1 Sep, 2014

 

Thanks Julia,and you are almost right..a chimney pot ! Lol..It is home to a later flowering trailing Fuchsia,Ivy,and a couple of Annuals :o) We have had it for years,when it was taken down from our last house..now painted over with Masonry paint :o)...erm,not the house,the pot !.ha ha,,As you were an English teacher,I didn't want to stand corrected :o)) xx

1 Sep, 2014

 

As if I would lol! Pics please of it all planted up in its glory :)

1 Sep, 2014

 

There is one already on,Julia..Blog "summer in my garden "posted 30th July..I've just checked..how very dare you not have left a comment !! :o))) xx

1 Sep, 2014

 

Guilty! Rectified now ;) xx

1 Sep, 2014

 

Ha Ha,Julia..will take a look :o) x

1 Sep, 2014

 

Pretty one very similar to one we have which was similar to Karen's !! but not ....lol

3 Sep, 2014

 

Lol,Angela..I know just what you mean..so many of the red and white ones look very similar :o)

3 Sep, 2014

 

Fabulous Fuchsia Sandra ... I thought it was Snowcap at first ... and agree many look so similar.

4 Sep, 2014

 

It is a lovely one,Shirley..If I didn't know the name,I would never have identified it amongst the other similar varieties..

4 Sep, 2014

 

I know what you mean Sandra ... there must be hundreds of different ones!

5 Sep, 2014

 

:o)) x

5 Sep, 2014

 

Sandra: This is one of the best looking fushia plants I've seen. I love the red and white and how they dangle like ornaments. Are these hardy? Do they winter over? It looks very happy in that pot.

5 Sep, 2014

 

Thank you Paul..It is a lovely one,and no,it isn't a hardy one,so I keep it in the Conservatory through winter..and not in the outside plastic growhouse.I daren't risk it.I was very pleased to have a cutting sent from a kind member a few years ago..There are actually two in that pot,propagated from cuttings..so far ,so good :o)

6 Sep, 2014

 

When you have it in the conservatory, is it still in bloom or does it go through dormancy? I'm really smitten with it. I hope you enjoy it for many years to come.

6 Sep, 2014

 

It stays in leaf and flower,till it gets really cold ,just depends what kind of a winter we get,as it is unheated in there..If it does drop all it's foliage,I just trim the tops off..and it usually kick starts again in early spring..I don't leave them in those pots,so I repot them into indoor ones in fresh compost..just big enough to contain the roots....I keep them on the dry side ..just a little water occasionally..hope this is what you wanted to know,Paul..:o)

6 Sep, 2014

 

Thanks Sandra: That is very helpful. Also I know I owe you a couple emails, i'm going to write them.

6 Sep, 2014

 

That's ok,Paul..busy times at the moment..:o) glad to be able to get back on here ,as my system closed down last night..no idea why,as it is fine again this morning !

7 Sep, 2014



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