By Vabascum
Nottinghamshire,
United Kingdom 
hi I have just been given an eggcup sized pot with two very sick looking leaves in it, its from school the little tot said and my mum didnt want it so will you put it in your garden please,and yes she did say please, so I couldnt realy refuse could I. the lollypop stick says Lady Boothby on it, i think it might be a fuchsia looking at the one whole bit left, anybody heard of it, and do you have any suggestions other than the compost heap
11 Jul, 2011
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I found this discussion on "Lady Boothby" from long, long ago -
http://www.growsonyou.com/KarenKing/blog/282-climbing-fuchsia-lady-boothby
11 Jul, 2011
I also found mine had survived theharsh winter.
11 Jul, 2011
thank you beattie,i will check out the web site you have sent, this little chappy will need a lot of TLC, its a good job that im patient
11 Jul, 2011
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Lady Boothby is a fuchsia. It's sold as a "climbing fuchsia" but a better description would be a "leggy fuchsia" as it doesn't twine or have tendrils to support it. It is pretty hardy - mine came through, eventually, after last winter. Try giving it a bit of TLC and watch it improve.
11 Jul, 2011