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Fuchsia genii / 2L
Fuchsia 'Genii'
Confirmed format: 2 Litre Pot
Plant Highlights: Bright golden-yellow foliage • Slender cerise-red and reddish-purple pendant blooms • Long flowering season from early summer to first frosts • Bushy, upright habit • Ideal for borders, cottage gardens and containers
Overview
Fuchsia 'Genii' is a distinctive hardy fuchsia grown as much for its vibrant golden-yellow foliage as for its elegant flowers. From early summer until the first frosts, slender pendant blooms with rich cerise-red sepals and purple petals hang gracefully among the luminous leaves, creating a striking contrast throughout the season. Its naturally bushy habit makes it an excellent choice for mixed borders, cottage gardens and large patio containers. The bright foliage also helps illuminate darker planting schemes, making 'Genii' an attractive feature even before flowering begins.
Why We Love It
With its luminous golden-yellow leaves and contrasting cerise-red and reddish-purple blooms, this hardy shrub brings vibrant colour and graceful form to the garden from early summer right through to the first frosts.
Plant Details
| Botanical Name | Fuchsia 'Genii' |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Hardy Fuchsia 'Genii' |
| Plant Type | Deciduous shrub |
| Foliage | Bright golden-yellow deciduous leaves |
| Flower Colour | Cerise-red sepals with reddish-purple petals |
| Flower Form | Slender pendant blooms |
| Flowering Season | Early summer to first frosts |
| Growth Habit | Bushy, upright shrub |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Mature Height | Approximately 0.5–1.0 m |
| Mature Spread | Approximately 0.5–0.9 m |
Growing Guide
| Position | Full sun or partial shade in a sheltered position. |
|---|---|
| Soil | Moist, fertile, well-drained soil. A spring mulch helps retain soil moisture and protects the roots. |
| Watering | Water regularly while establishing and during prolonged dry spells, particularly in containers. |
| Pruning | Prune in early spring once new growth begins, removing any winter-damaged stems and cutting back to healthy buds. Pinching out young shoots during the growing season encourages a bushier, more floriferous plant. |
| Wildlife Value | The nectar-rich flowers are attractive to bees and other pollinating insects, providing a valuable food source over a long flowering season. |
Perfect For
- Borders and mixed beds
- Cottage gardens
- Patio containers
- Wildlife-friendly planting
Good to Know
- Bright foliage illuminates darker planting schemes even before flowering starts.
- Provides nectar for bees and pollinating insects across a prolonged flowering period.
Product Information
| Product Title | Fuchsia genii / 2L |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Fuchsia 'Genii' |
| Supplied Format | 2 Litre Pot |
| Plant Type | Hardy deciduous shrub |
Growing & care
- Plant type
- shrub
- Position & light
- Full sun· Partial shade· Sheltered
- Watering
- moderate
- Soil & drainage
- Acid neutral· Neutral alkaline· Well drained· Moist
- Mature size
- 1.0m high· 90cm wide
- Flowering
- Early summer to first frosts· Red· Purple· Multicolour
- Foliage
- deciduous
Useful to know
Good for containersGood for bordersPollinator friendly
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