| Description | An upright Fuchsia with pendant tubular salmon flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (FEW-she-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 10-11, grow as an annual else where |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, part sun |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Growing Media | average container mix |
| Flowers | salmon pink, tubular pendant, flower originates from the leaf axis |
| Leaves | green |
| Stems | woody |
| Dimensions | 18-24 plus inches, upright |
| Maintenance | prune to maintain size and shape, deadhead |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Misc Facts | I have over wintered Fuchsia in a bright window. Before the first frost cut back the plants hard and repot. You can move them down into a smaller pot. Make sure you spray for pests, since in my greenhouse and house Fuchsia were Spide Mite and White Fly magnets. |
| Author's Notes | I have seen Billy Green used as mass planting and individual pots, growing mostly in shaped sites. (zone #5). |
| Notes & Reference | #71-The New Plant Library Fuchsia, #194-Fuchsias (John Nicholas), #204-The Illustrated Gardeners Guide To Growing Fuchsias (John Nicholas) |
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