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Deformed Fuschia Bush

Loupen

Loupen Posts: 29

July 2020 in Problem solving

Hi all, any ideas on what is causing my fuchsia to look like this, it looks af is the leaf and flowers buds have fused together, no flowers at all☹️ What can I do to rectify it or is it the end of my 15 year old bush and just need to dig it up and get rid of it😢

Any advice would be appreciated, it normally flowers so profusely.

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Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

July 2020 edited July 2020

I can’t see clearly but I suspect that your fuchsia is infested with fuchsia gall mites.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=512

Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.

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punkdoc Posts: 15,039

July 2020

I would think the same as @Dovefromabove, although also can't see picture clearly.

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Loupen Posts: 29

August 2020

Thanks dove from above, looking at the link you provided, you are definitely right it is fuchsia gall mite

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Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

August 2020

It’s one of those occasions when I’m sorry to be right ☹️

Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.

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