…Hillier’s the correct name is now Fuchsia magallanica var molinae whereas the ‘true’ ‘Alba’ has a pink corolla! JCW collected fuchsia species in the 1930s and this, like Fuchsia gracilis…

…perhaps a dozen and I readily admit to having forgotten all the names. Fuchsia collection Fuchsia collection Fuchsia collection Fuchsia collection Fuchsia collection Fuchsia collection 2000 – FJW Very wet…

…nice new entry in the catalogue one day. Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ 2015 – CHW A plant in the Higher Quarry Nursery has been another…

…mollis with one flowering spike and many spikes of seeds. Acanthus mollis Acanthus mollis Acanthus mollis Fuchsia gracilis with new growth showing and the odd surviving flower. Fuchsia gracilis Fuchsia…

…them on the then leafless tree. A bizarre performance from a spring fuchsia but it is a New Zealand native! Fuchsia exorticatica Fuchsia exorticatica 2015 – CHW On holiday, having…

…Magician’ was a massive 12-15ft tall tree with a similar spread and peeling bark. Here growing in full shade. Fuchsia ‘Lechlade Magician’ Fuchsia ‘Lechlade Magician’ Fuchsia ‘Lechlade Magician’ Hypericum canariense…

…leaves had dropped last November. Here it is again in late March with new flowers coming out as the leaves re-emerge. Amazing even for a fuchsia. Yes Fuchsia exorticatica would…

…Rockery is full out now. Much less tall growing that Fuchsia ‘Riccartonii’. Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis A clump of (I think) Iris…

…full flower in July? Vinca minor ‘Atropurpurea’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Arauco’ was a new website entry in 2021 but I had not seen it in flower before. Fuchsia magellanica ‘Arauco’ Fuchsia…

…Wars’. Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ Massive seed heads on Echium fastuosum. Echium fastuosum 2023 – CHW The best bits of Ventnor.Fuchsia excorticata has died with reshooting from the main stem. Fuchsia…

…readily identifiable leaves. Hydrangea aspera ssp. robusta Hydrangea aspera ssp. robusta The Fuchsia magellanica hedge reshooting only a fortnight or so after being cut back. Fuchsia magellanica A giant mushroom…

…Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ Fuchsia exorticatica full out as usual when you look closely and loads of bud to come. Fuchsia exorticatica Fuchsia exorticatica Fuchsia exorticatica Passiflora caerulea ‘Constance Elliot’…

…Cuttings taken! Fuchsia glazioviana Fuchsia glazioviana Fuchsia glazioviana Blepharocalyx cruckshankii from Chile was one of the remarkable new plants from today. Clearly closely related to Myrtus or Ugni with similar…

…flowers left after the leaves have fallen. Not the only fuchsia still out by any means! Fuchsia gracilis 2015 – CHW Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ is out outside the front gate….

…setting. Fuchsia hatsbachii Fuchsia hatsbachii Fuchsia hatsbachii 2018 – CHW A younger form of Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ with less pink blotching in the flowers than the old plant on the…

…black at first then fading to red while others stay black? Fuchsia ‘Blacky’ Fuchsia ‘Blacky’ Fuchsia ‘Blacky’ Strobilanthes wallichii has grown now to a decent size and its flowers are…

…on the wall to encourage more growth but sadly the leaders have been pruned out by someone who failed to realise that it is a climbing fuchsia! Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’…

…the two large Fuchsia exorticatica has died in the drought outside the front door. The survivor has a good crop of juicy black fruits. Fuchsia exorticatica Fuchsia exorticatica The Mexican…

…larger trusses than I remember from what the nursery has grown in the past. Fuchsia arborescens Fuchsia arborescens The Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ by the top wall is the best thing…

…all the cold last week. Fuchsia exorticaticas Fuchsia exorticaticas 2016 – CHW Another day, another magnolia is out. Magnolia campbellii var alba ‘Strybing White’ is normally one of the first…