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Fuchsia magellanica
var. gracillis 'Versicolor'
Versicolor Fuchsia
| Family |
| Onagraceae |
| Genus |
| Fuchsia |
| Species |
| magellanica |
| Cultivar |
| 'Versicolor' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Variety |
| gracillis |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8b - 9a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 8b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -10 to -5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 14 - 23 |
| Height |
| 1 - 1.5 m |
| Spread |
| 1 - 1.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| Landscape |
| Borders, beds, courtyard, cottage, informal gardens and container planting. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun to part shade, in moist, well-drained soil. |
| Shape |
| Bushy. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Glasshouse whitefly, red spider mite, aphids, leafhopper, thrips and vine weevils can occur under glass. Capsid bug and caterpillars can be a problem in outdoor planting. May be affected by a rust. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Leaf Description |
| Small and variably margined. |
| Flower Description |
| Pendent flowers with tubular calyx, 4 spreading sepals and 4 erect petals. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are greyish-green with cream and flushed pink when young. The flowers have purple petals with red tube and sepals. |
| Notable Specimens |
| RHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon, England. Trewidden Garden, Trewidden, Penzance, England. Lanhydrock Gardens, Cornwall, England. |
| Propagation |
| Softwood cuttings. |
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