Comment entretenir un fuchsia ?

Comment entretenir un fuchsia ?

Les Fuchsias apprécient les arrosages réguliers mais pas les excès d'eau. Un terreau type « géraniums » convient, même si un mélange 1/3 terre de jardin (ou végétale) et 2/3 terreau est préférable. Des arrosages réguliers sans excès favorisent la continuité de la croissance et de la floraison.

Quand tailler les fuchsias vivaces ?

Tailler à l'automne, chaque année après la floraison les fuchsias rustiques qui demeureront en pleine terre ou les variétés non rustiques qui seront hivernées à l'abri dans un local hors gel. Pincer les fuchsias en période de croissance au printemps puis en cours de saison.

Comment tailler le Fuchsia magellanica ?

Taille du Fuchsia de Magellan: elle n'est pas indispensable. En climat doux, ce fuchsia vivace constitue alors au fil des ans un gros buisson. Néanmoins, la ramure peut subir des dommages sous l'effet du gel certains hivers. Rabattez alors les branches touchées près du sol, à 15/20 cm.

What does a fuchsia plant look like?

• An excellent Fuchsia cultivar, award-winning Fuchsia 'Genii' (Hardy Fuchsia) is an erect medium-sized deciduous shrub with handsome, small, golden leaves. Blooming from early summer until the first frosts, the single, small to medium flowers feature narrow, elegantly up-curved cerise sepals, a slender cerise tube and reddish-purple petals.

How many species of fuchsias are there?

• The genus Fuchsia includes about 100 species. The most commonly grown, Fuchsia x hybrida, or ladies’ eardrops, is a hybrid derived from Fuchsia fulgens and F. magellanica, natives of Mexico and southern Chile and Argentina, respectively. While fuchsias are grown as perennial garden shrubs in mild climates worldwide,...

Can fuchsias be grown in containers?

• Gardeners growing fuchsias in containers can use a soil mix that includes compost, and all the nutrients the Fuchsia needs to thrive. Gardeners will have to prune the stems of hardy varieties to just above the ground during the late springtime.

How do you overwinter a fuchsia plant?

• Plants grown outside during the summer must be brought inside before the first fall frost. Very large plants may be cut back to the rim of the pot, or you can leave 6-inch stubs. Fuchsias can be successfully overwintered in a cool (45 to 50 ºF) location.