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Bolivian fuchsia

Fuchsia boliviana

Bolivian fuchsia
Photo: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5

Bolivian fuchsia is a medium evergreen shrub from the Andes, grown mainly for its long drooping clusters of scarlet flowers in late summer and autumn. It does best in shade or part shade in cool subtropical climates, sheltered from hot direct sun.

Family
Onagraceae (Evening-primrose family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil.
Temperature
Best in mild subtropical conditions; hardy to about -4 °C for short periods; protect from temperatures above 40 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Peru to NW. Argentina
Climate
subtropical

About

Fuchsia boliviana is a species of Fuchsia native to southern Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina.

Other Fuchsia plants

Fuchsia canescens · New Zealand fuchsia · Fuchsia glazioviana · Hatschbach's Fuchsia · Hardy fuchsia · Small Leaf Fuchsia · Honeysuckle Fuchsia · Volcan's fuchsia · Lady's eardrops genus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fuchsia boliviana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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