and, good suited to the current winter weather, at last the corollas are snow-white. It was introduced by V.W. Miller at the RHS in 1970; beside that there are no informations about the lineage etc… In my opinion this hybrid with its large, double blossoms is by all means one of the most beautiful white Fuchsias, while the sepals show a subtle light-pink with light-green tips, thus making this hybrid quite unique. A nice contrast is given from the large, deep-green leafs to that. “Margharita” may be referred to as...
read morein my opinion; because this is a rare, honorable Hybrid! Hybridized in Germany long ago within the 19th century by Karl Bonstedt, crossing F. tryphylla with F. corymbiflora. It was introduced in 1894, 120 years ago! Beeing a typicla Tryphylla Hybrid, nonetheless this Fuchsia had and still has many admirers. It is very well known and therefore available in specialized nurseries as Rosi Friedl, Michiels and Guttman, these all described in this blog. It is not always granted that this hybrid, even overwintered at more than 6°C, does grow lush...
read morewas introduced 2001 at the RHS in Great Britain. The breeder is Mick Allsop, whom Fuchsia-Enthusiasts have to thank a lot for providing many Hybrids. This lovely Hybrid is a crossbreed from the renown Hybrids “Coachman” and “Marcus Graham”. The color is distinctively related to the mother-hybrid, but the strikingly long tubes and the gracefully curved sepals cannot be tracked back to that lineage. My plant of this hybrid grows upright with a little tethering up, but is as well recommended for hanging baskets....
read moredoes live up to its name, growing down hanging like a waterfall. It was hybridized by Dr. J. B. Lagen from the USA, crossbreeding “Rolla” and “Amy Lee”. It was introduced as early as 1937, therefore not recent but best described as “vintage”. But, knowing this hybrid, one will not marvel it being held in high esteem by Fuchsia-Collectors and will predict that to last in the future, and this might be the case since that this hybrid is available in most nurseries. The growth is hanging, the blossoms building...
read moreand was given this name in honor of the wife of the German breeder Karl-Heinz Willkomm in 1995. He was very fond of Fuchsias, and obviously most of those in orange, but he did breed only a few. He was a gardener by profession, but worked in it only as a hobby. In this hybrid he crossed the renown Fuchsias “Applause” and “Walz Mandoline”, and the result- in my opinion- does surpass these. From the former it got the style and from the latter the color, a truly lucky assemblage. A hanging basket, turning in the...
read moreAt last in early summer to summer this is quite a place of interest at the charming city Vienna in Austria. Being there once, one will want to come again! There are some more balcony-plants, but the offering of Fuchsias is with 800 specimen exceptionally large. A survey of this repertory with photos will be given at the homepage Gartenbau G. Gutmann in German only. If one has special requests, these should be forwarded to Mrs. Guttmann in November or December, to enable her to propagate this hybrids in larger amounts and to keep them until...
read moreeven if only specializing in Fuchsias since the 80’s. The father of Marcel Michiels was gardening mostly vegetables, but inherited the love to Fuchsias from his mother. Taking over the business in the 70’s, Marcel more and more attended professionally to his hobby within his nursery, and the quantity of buyers was ever growing. Up to now the offering has increased to 3000 and some Fuchsias, and beside that more than 1000 different Pelargonias and even more beet-flowers. But Marcel did not stop at propagating his...
read more– is a Fuchsia as sturdy and lush as it is enigmatic. This is my opinion since i could only find out that the hybrid is from the UK and was introduced in 2000. The breeder is D. Smith, but there is no information to be found concerning its lineage whatsoever. I bought the Fuchsia some years ago at the now closed Nursery of Fuhrmanns as a uncommon sturdy young plant. And this first impression did last: the hybrid grows each spring rapidly, being cut back in fall. And the cuttings as well, planted in January or February, will...
read moreoriginates from our neighbor Switzerland. Mrs. Olga Schaer introduced this hybrid in 1997, crossbreeding “Orwell” from the UK and “Golden Glow” from the USA. It was like love on first sight to me when i found this Fuchsia 4 years ago. The single blossoms, appearing in abundance from early summer to late fall, are showing, if the plant is placed in sunlight, a striking salmon-pink color. Tolerating direct sunlight, rain and wind without visible changes the hybrid is quite impervious. Overwintering,...
read moreand this nursery is very recommendable to Fuchsia-Enthusiasts as me. Her repertory is about 1000 specimen of Fuchsias and then some 70 specimen of ivy. To get to this nursery by car one should have a good road description, or a GPS-System or should invest some time searching… but its worthwhile by all means. If one want to avoid this, one may order the hybrids through internet and will be served with reliable delivery within Europe, with superior packaging, from March to October, depending on the weather. More information about this, beside...
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