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Fuchsia canescens is a shrub from the cloud forests of south Colombia, growing 1.5 to 4 metres tall with red to orange tubular flowers and later green to purple berries. It is grown in cool, humid conditions similar to its mountain home.
Fuchsia canescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. It is a shrub with membranous leaves, red to orange flowers, and green to purple berries. The species is native to Colombia, and was described in 1845.
Fuchsia canescens is native to the wet tropical biome of south Colombia (Cauca, Huila, and Nariño). It grows in cloud forests, at elevations of 2,800–3,350 metres (9,190–10,990 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fuchsia canescens 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.
