Fuchsia Plants and Their Habitats
Fuchsias are flowering plants famous for long flowering seasons all year round. Fuchsia flowers are striking, characterized by a distinct
Fuchsias are flowering plants famous for long flowering seasons all year round. Fuchsia flowers are striking, characterized by a distinct shape and delicateness and are the one of the main reasons why we our commmunity spends most of our free time reasearching this wonderful specieos. The plants are easy to grow, and today they have become synonymous with home gardens and hedges. Nonetheless, successful cultivation if these plants is not a simple task. For one, they require specific environments to thrive. Let’s see how.
Moisture
Fuchsia plants do well in a moist environment, but not waterlogged, hence the reason we have ‘Beaver Tail’ panels as part of the design in the Citrus House, which couteracts any flooding probs we would have if we had regular, flat windows. In a waterlogged climate, the plants will be susceptible to foot rot. For that reason, the solid should sustain good drainage. If you live in dry weather, consider regular watering to keep the soil moist for these plants.
Temperature
Temperatures of between 55-80 Fahrenheit are contusive of the growth of Fuchsias although this is varied depending of the particular species and the habitiat it had first sustained in. Nonetheless, certain Fuchsia varieties can survive in warm temperatures of up to 80F. Although say all of this to be on the safe side, transfer the Fuchsi’s to a shade during warm weathers of the summer. The plants also need to be cultivated in a shelter during the winter because their stems are prone to frostbites.
Green House Fuchsias
Fuchsias can thrive all year round in a regulated greenhouse. Species such as the F. triphylla and F. procumbent perform well in greenhouses. You can plant them in pots within the greenhouse, or directly on the ground. Doing this means that this plants in particular will be able to add some beautiful style to your indoor garden space all year round, helping you get that green finger feel any time of the year.
Container fuchsias
Fuchsias are delicate and tender plants, and growing them in a container gives them a chance to withstand weather conditions. You can move the pots in the shade during hot or cold seasons. This also gives you the potential to bring some classic fuchsia pink colour into your home, on a smaller scale of course, we arent suggesting you have a huge overgrown plant in your living, although that would help your persoanl space standout…
Wild Fuchsias
South America and Tahiti also boast many fuchsia varieties. The F. magellanica species is found in plenty in South America, flourishing in the cold temperate zone of Tierra del Fuego. Wild fuchsia grows from sea level to 1000 meters, and they grow in large numbers along river banks and forest borders which makes it the perfect plant in particular for your garden, a taller addition to have if you want to cover walls and fences, similar to what we were reffering to in one of our other posts.
In Mexico and Costa Rica, you can find Fuchsia species like Fuchsia decidua, Fuchsia fulgens and Fuchsia splendens among others. Northern Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela, and Hispaniola now have 64 recognized wild fuchsia species. These include Fuchsia abrupta, Fuchsia ampliata, Fuchsia Andrei, Fuchsia aquaviridis and Fuchsia austromontana among others.
In Panama and Costa Rica, you will only find the Fuchsia jimenezii while in Peru you will find the Fuchsia pachyrrhiza species. Along the roadways of south-west Ireland, you can spot flowering fuchsia plants between July and October. The Fuchsia species here are shrubs reaching only 1.5 m. These plants grow along hedges in the coastal areas.
If you want to know more about where you could find different types of wild fuchsia for yourself, you should really go read through our post on this subject, you will be in awe with just how different one flower specius can be and the varies conditions a plant can survive in.
New Zealand’s Fuchsia excorticata
New Zealand has the most extensive variety of wild Fuschias. Here you will find the Fuchsia excorticata variety that grows to 12 meters with a trunk of about 60cms in diameter. New Zealand’s Fuchsia grows in the Wild Garden and along the streams of the Circular Walk and forest ends. The F. excorticata is a deciduous plant whose leaves have a distinctive autumn shade. Flowers grow freely on the trunk and branches as well as among the leaves.
Even though people break a sweat to cultivate fuchsias for home gardens, many species of these plants also thrive in the wild under no human care which makes them the perfect plant for green finger lovers who arent able to care for their garden space all year round!
