Thanks Verdun, I think they are hardy. I will try to get a picture and post it here yes. Well I thought they were supposed to love sun but that doesn’t appear to be the case boohoo. I was wondering whether it might be because the soil they are in is peat free and it looks like it is quite bark-y and a bit dry. The water drains out instantly when I water it.
Sun is fine if they're used to it ...... but if they've been kept in sheltered semi-shady positions (as frequently happens in garden centres etc) and then someone buys them and takes them home and the weather is overcast for a few weeks ...... and then the British Summer arrives with a vengence .... they're not used to it and they get sunburn ... just like the rest of us
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Not all fushsias are perennial as you could have bedding type fushisias that are not hardy Now you have confirmed they are in pots i would place them in a parts shade position, remove any dead folliage and keep watering
I've got some fuchsias sold as 'annual bedding plants' three years ago - popped them in the greenhouse over winter and kept them just above freezing, and they're still fine ... as Nut says, fuchsias are perennial (they're shrubs after all) - it's just some are more tender than others.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Some peat free compost is really awful. There will be threads on here telling you which is less dreadful but for potted fuchsia I would use a mix of multipurpose and John Innes 2 and mutter a quick apology to the peat bogs.
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Thanks Verdun, I think they are hardy. I will try to get a picture and post it here yes. Well I thought they were supposed to love sun but that doesn’t appear to be the case boohoo. I was wondering whether it might be because the soil they are in is peat free and it looks like it is quite bark-y and a bit dry. The water drains out instantly when I water it.
Sun is fine if they're used to it ...... but if they've been kept in sheltered semi-shady positions (as frequently happens in garden centres etc) and then someone buys them and takes them home and the weather is overcast for a few weeks ...... and then the British Summer arrives with a vengence .... they're not used to it and they get sunburn ... just like the rest of us
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Not all fushsias are perennial as you could have bedding type fushisias that are not hardy Now you have confirmed they are in pots i would place them in a parts shade position, remove any dead folliage and keep watering
not being hardy does not stop a plant being perennial. Protect it in winter and it's perennial. Lots of 'annual bedding' is tender perennials.
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I've got some fuchsias sold as 'annual bedding plants' three years ago - popped them in the greenhouse over winter and kept them just above freezing, and they're still fine ... as Nut says, fuchsias are perennial (they're shrubs after all) - it's just some are more tender than others.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Some peat free compost is really awful. There will be threads on here telling you which is less dreadful but for potted fuchsia I would use a mix of multipurpose and John Innes 2 and mutter a quick apology to the peat bogs.
Not all sunshine is equal. We may live on a small island but the climate varies so much from place to place.