Fuchsia magellanica
Magellan Fuchsia
Peru and Chile -
South America
3 feet
Usually solitary and are red and violet
var.
gracilis
- trailing habit and is frequently used in hanging baskets. The flowers are purple and red.
var.
riccartonii
- grows up to 10 feet tall and is most floriferous, supposedly one of the hardiest of all the fuchsias
Parents (with
F. fulgens
) of most of the large flowered hybrid varieties commonly grown.
Named for a German physician,
Leonhart Fuchs
(1501-1566).
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