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Fuchsia bush dying instantly

s.puleston93U4kQ2-vSs.puleston93U4kQ2-vS Posts: 8
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I recently bought a Paula Jane Fuchsia bush and since then it seems to be dying!

The buds are drying and brown and no longer growing, with the middle of the leaves turning yellow/light brown. 

I've tried watering and stopping watering also but nothing seems to work. I also checked the roots for rot but they seem bright and healthy. 

Please help!

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  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    It shouldn't be flowering yet, far too early for that. Has it been kept indoors?
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    It must have been grown in a warm glasshouse to get it to that stage this early in the year, so if you put it straight outside when you bought it I'm afraid the cold has got to it.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • s.puleston93U4kQ2-vSs.puleston93U4kQ2-vS Posts: 8
    Oh yes that would make sense. Thank you.

    It's currently in the garden - should I leave it there or bring it inside? 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Have you got a greenhouse?

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





  • s.puleston93U4kQ2-vSs.puleston93U4kQ2-vS Posts: 8
    Unfortunately not. I'm a first time buyer so it's a small garden and I'm pretty new to the gardening life! 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Ok ... put it inside every evening and outside in a sheltered spot in the morning... not total in your face bright sun, somewhere with a bit of shade if possible. 

    Don’t forget to get it in ... I’ve set an alert on my phone to remind me to get my dahlia in around 5 every evening ... 😆 

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





  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Keep your eye on the local forecast. Hopefully you'll only have to do the plant hokey cokey (in, out, in, out...) for a few weeks, and then you can start leaving it out on mild nights.

    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • s.puleston93U4kQ2-vSs.puleston93U4kQ2-vS Posts: 8
    Yikes! Ok that's good to know. 

    Thanks so much all :)
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