Hello everyone.
I had fuchsias planted in the ground at my last house. I don't know the cultivar but they had magellanica-type flowers. I used to be in zone 6 and had snow every winter. We had a terrible winter in 2006 and I lost two fuschias out of 10. We had 1-3 feet of snow for a month I think? Now, I can't remember. I lost several plants that year but most of the fuchsias had made it. The only problem was that they wouldn't leaf out until June and wouldn't flower until July. Then they would lose their leaves in October. The beauty was short-lived.
Where I live now also saw a bad winter in 2006. Down the street, there is a 5' x 6' magellanica 'aurea'. It has been there for 20+ years and still going. This is a hot year, but we had frosts until May last year. I posted a pic of it in the plantfiles. It is a beauty and inspired me to buy one.
This is mine.
It is 2'x3' right now. I feel I'm trying to kill it with fertilizer but it is eating everything I give it. I love this plant. The deer like it, too, so I keep it bobbexed. I have a lot of spider mites, plus aphids, and I'm looking at ways to attack them naturally. However, this plant doesn't seem to have any problems. I don't know why I don't see the ladybugs here like I do a few streets away. They would find plenty to eat if they came
