Windcliff Flurry Hardy Fuchsia
Fuchsia magellanica 'Windcliff Flurry'
Item #4987 USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 - 9
Plant Description
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.
Light Needs:
Partial to full sun
Watering 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:
Attracts Hummingbirds
Blooms:
Summer
Plant type:Shrub
Deciduous/evergreen:Deciduous
Growth habit:Round
Growth rate:Fast
Average landscape size:Forms an arching shrub to 6 ft. tall and wide.
Special features:Attracts Hummingbirds
Foliage color:Green
Blooms:Summer
Flower color:Red
Flower attributesLong Bloom Season, Showy Flowers
Garden styleContemporary, Tropical
Care Information
In 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 sun
Watering Needs:
Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
History:
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.Videos
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,...
There are very few rules in gardening, but perhaps the most important one is to work within your zone. Choosing plants that grow and thrive in your particular climate is the very first step toward having a beautiful garden.
