No reason why you shouldn't give it a go, but you'll need to put it in a greenhouse or inside somewhere to get it through the winter.

What??? Very cryptic!

Ha ha, yea, you have to have read the first question to know what this is about -its regarding training a fuchsia as a standard. Or at least, I hope it is...

If it turns out to be difficult to select a tidy leader you could always take a few cuttings and start from scratch. They grow fast at this time of year. Or evben do both and see which works best.

Have what for a pot...?

The answer's in this thread already, Rosierose