Fuchsia Cascade- Fuchsia of the Week 50/2014

Posted by Siglinde on Dec 31, 2014 in Fuchsia of the week, Fuchsie der Woche | 0 comments

does 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 a cascade hanging down with the long stems. Each single blossom is quite elegant, given that the sepals are slender and much longer than the corollas, spreading horizontally and therefore enlarging the appearance. The contrast to the plump tube could not be larger.

In many books one may find descriptions of this hybrid with the information that it should be kept in shade. In my case i do place a hanging-baslket of this Fuchsia on my south-patio in direct sunlight with a good result. It tuns in the wind, but the long sprouts would not break. And there is one more thing that renders this hybrid recommendable: the withered blossoms will be dropped in whole, with the tubes. Beside that “Cascade” will- given enough fertilizer- will flourish nonstop until late fall. Does that leave anything to be desired?