Windcliff Flurry Hardy Fuchsia
Windcliff Flurry Hardy Fuchsia
Fuchsia magellanica 'Windcliff Flurry'
Item #4987 USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 - 9



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Selected by Dan Hinkley for its exceptional display of brilliant red and purple flowers and improved winter hardiness. Blooming for several months, it is irresistible to hummingbirds and a great addition to a background border.
- OverviewLight Needs:Partial to full sunWatering Needs:Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.Average Landscape Size:Forms an arching shrub to 6 ft. tall and wide.Key Feature:Showy FlowersBlooms:Summer
- DetailPlant type:ShrubDeciduous/evergreen:DeciduousGrowth habit:RoundGrowth rate:FastAverage landscape size:Forms an arching shrub to 6 ft. tall and wide.Special features:Attracts Hummingbirds, Fast Growing, Gift Plant, Pet FriendlyFoliage color:GreenBlooms:SummerFlower color:RedFlower attributesLong Bloom Season, Showy FlowersGarden styleContemporary, Tropical
- CareCare InformationIn the landscape, follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. In containers, check often to maintain moist conditions. Feed with a slow-release general purpose fertilizer in spring.Pruning time: early spring.Light Needs:Partial to full sunWatering Needs:Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
- History & LoreHistory:Fuchsia magellanica occurs in temperate climate southern regions of Argentina and Chile, from latitude 32°50' S. to the Straits of Magellan. Windliff Flurry is a F. magellanica seedling selection chosen by plant explorer Dan Hinkley. It was selected it Windcliff, his private garden in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, chosen over other seedling selections for its more compact, dense form and exceptionally floriferous habit.
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Windcliff Flurry Hardy Fuchsia (2:43)
Join Monrovia’s Nicholas Staddon as he visits the Pacific Northwest garden of plant explorer Daniel J. Hinkley. In this episode,...