Super British

'Super British' looks like it is going to be a heat hardy upright fuchsia as most of the ones with orange in the corolla are. It is also going to be a large but dense bush. I bought this one in a one gallon and it had been severly pruned. So I can see thick old branches that had been cut off. Now it is in a five gallon container and we'll see what happens when it takes off!

Dariway

'Dariway' is a cute little number! I think it is going to be another dense medium sized bush. Some varieties get leggy right away, others like this one get bushy right away. Remember, all of these are new to me and it is often not possible to find information about their growth habits. Which is the main reason for not entering that information here. So I hope people will visit DavesGarden.com and the PlantFiles there. As every fuchsia I add here has already been added there. And if I do have information about the fuchsia, that info has been posted there.

F. campos-portoi

'F. campos-portoi' is in the same Section as the F. magellanica's, the Quelusia Section. It is going to become a large bush. And I believe the hummingbirds are going to go crazy over this one. They fight over who gets to drink last from the F. lycioides which are similiar in having masses of little red and purple flowers. This species is headed straight for the sky with stronger upright branches than the magellanica's.

Treasure

'Treasure' is very well named. I love the colors on this one. So far, it looks like it is going to be one of the nicely rounded upright bushes with naturally dense growth.

Crescendo

'Crescendo' is a bit unusual! I bet they named it for what appears to be a second skirt. Which isn't apparent when the bud first opens up, but gradually drops down "crescendo!" as the flower developes. The colors on this one, are described as "Turkey Red with Peony Purple."

Gartenmeister Bonstedt

'Gartenmeister Bonstedt' is one upright hardy fuchsia I was determined NOT to grow. I really didn't like it. But it has grown on me, ha, ha! Many people know what a truly hardy bush this one is. Summer heat and winter cold. It can freeze to ground level, but if the base of the plant and it's roots are protected, it will come right back up in the spring. So I have it now, along with some 'Leather Ferns' that have been protecting it's base for years. The one in the photo is from a cutting I took last year and then neglected. It lived anyway though! And now I am taking good care of them. I like orange, in small amounts or in hints of orange, along with other shades. This one is a bit too orange for me.....

Dancing Stars

'Dancing Stars' believe it or not, is going to be at least a three to four foot high bush when it is mature. The Northwest Fuchsia Society lists it as both a winter hardy and a heat hardy fuchsia. And I know the hummingbirds and bees are going to love it. People like those big puffy flowers, but those are hard for the bees and hummingbirds to access and rarely have anything to offer the hummingbirds. So they tend to frequent the simpler flowers the most. The blue flower in this photo, for comparison, is a 'Forget-Me-Not'. It is going to be a interesting turn of events when this bush is large enough for a bed of 'Forget-Me-Nots' beneath it!