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looking after a Fuchsia

daisyboohdaisybooh Posts: 2
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my granddaughter has bought me   Fuchsia  colourful bells  tree like plant  and am wondering how best to look after and where to plant     garden  or planter 

  do they need to be protection  in the winter all it says on instruction are watering  sun  and cut back/pruning  help would be appreciated  please

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  • Rio KnightRio Knight Posts: 26
    Hi, firstly I need to say I've planted 3 fuschias in the ground last summer and one of them survived really well the other 2 almost died and are looking rarther mad at me. So basically fuschias are unpredictable and stroppy little things so it's always hard to say the right thing to advise however the type you have is classed as a standard (a ball of leaves on top of a long slim stem- sorry if you already knew this) and should (in theory) not be frost resistant so leave it in the pot so you can protect it in the winter. If you can't protect it by bringing it indoors or a greenhouse and you really have to plant it outside it would stand the best chance against a wall or the house but really shouldn't make it through a harsh winter but like I said 'you never know''
  • daisyboohdaisybooh Posts: 2

    thank you for information  will sort out a  larger pot   as suggested  also will   be able to then put in green house   and hope for another year  +  and didn't know  its  classed  as standard  am off to do now 

  • Rio KnightRio Knight Posts: 26
    I've just googled it and it was classified as a semi-standard. Yeah I have no idea either. Lol.
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