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Hatschbach's Fuchsia

Fuchsia hatschbachii

Hatschbach's Fuchsia
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0

Hatschbach's fuchsia is an erect to scrambling shrub from the Brazilian state of Paraná, growing 1 to 3 m tall or up to 5 m when climbing on trees. It has been given the RHS Award of Garden Merit and is grown for its violet flowers, and it needs mild, frost-free conditions and good drainage.

Family
Onagraceae (Evening-primrose family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, humus-rich potting or garden mix with some grit or sand.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Brazil (Paraná)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Fuchsia hatschbachii, called Hatschbach's fuchsia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Fuchsia, endemic to the state of Paraná in Brazil. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The species is named after Gert Hatschbach, Director of the Museu Botânico de Curitiba who collects and studies flora of Paraná.

Where it grows

Fuchsia hatschbachii is found in low forests located on sandstone or limestone outcrops, within the Brazilian Highlands north and west of Curitiba in Paraná, Brazil, at elevations between 950 and 1,150 meters (3,120 and 3,770 ft).

Other Fuchsia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fuchsia hatschbachii 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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