In its homeland, in America, New Zealand, Tahiti, fuchsia is an evergreen shrub or tree with bell flowers. Over one hundred of its varieties naturally grow in nature.
Fuchsia ampelous: features of growing and caring at home
As a pottery culture, a flower has been widely used in Europe since the late 18th century. The flowering bush was the pride of wealthy citizens. According to the descriptions of contemporaries, the palace of Marie Antoinette of France, due to the number of fuchsias, resembled a greenhouse.
Fuchsia in the cache-pot
Modern hybrid varieties of fuchsia, due to the plasticity of the branches and the variety of colors, are universal. Depending on the varietal characteristics, they can be used for landscaping a house, office, garden.
Important! A pot with a plant cannot be moved or even rotated during the flowering period, otherwise the flowers and buds simply disappear.
A flower needs a nutritious, but at the same time light soil. To do this, you can add to the usual, designed for flowering plants:
- perlite;
- vermiculitis;
- coco soil (coconut substrate).
Fuchsia loves good lighting, but gets burns on the leaves when exposed to direct sunlight. It is better to place it near windows that are lit before lunch or in the late afternoon. If it is not possible to provide the plant with natural light, fluorescent lamps can be used for illumination. The lack of light helps to stretch the shoots, in addition, the plant may not bloom.
In summer, fuchsia feels good at a temperature of no higher than 20-23 ° C. The plant does not tolerate heat well, so with the onset of the warm period it is recommended to take it outside.
Fuchsia blooms well in the warm period on the balcony, the main thing is to provide shade at noon. Fanned by the wind, it better tolerates heat. A flower can remain on the street until frost. Conditions for a good wintering are temperatures from 3 to 100 ° C and, if possible, backlighting. Then the plant will stop growing, will not stretch the shoots. In fuchsia, correctly preserved in the winter, flowering occurs earlier.
Important! Fuchsias are developing rapidly and blooming profusely, so they need to be replenished with the costs of the necessary trace elements. They need to be fed regularly, every week, with fertilizers with a predominance of potassium and phosphorus in the composition. It is necessary to apply dressing after the end of pinching.
The plant is hygrophilous, frequent spraying and washing are necessary, as well as regular watering. In summer, an additional container of water is placed nearby to humidify the air. With insufficient moisture, the plant can drop flowers. Spray and water the plant on the balcony or loggia in the evening or early in the morning.
In the warm season, the plant is watered abundantly, it is especially important to monitor the humidity during budding.
With the onset of winter, watering is gradually reduced to a minimum, the main thing is to prevent drying.
Water for irrigation and spraying should be either settled, or rain, always at room temperature.
Important! Overmoistening of the roots of overmoistening of the soil should not be allowed. Yellowed foliage and brown deposits on the ground may indicate wetting of the root system.
Fuchsia ampelous - landing and care on the street
Evenly flowing shoots of plants, at the peak of flowering, turn into a flower mini-waterfall. But for this you need to create suitable conditions for them.
Landing
Grow a flower using seeds and rooting cuttings.
The first method is used, as a rule, by breeders to obtain new varieties. It is painstaking and laborious, moreover, it does not guarantee a variety with maternal characteristics.
Rooted fuchsia cuttings
For amateur gardeners, it is preferable to propagate the variety of your choice by cuttings. It is enough to place the parts of the shoots remaining after pinching (15-20 cm) in water for 10-14 days. After the stalk takes root, it can be planted in a permanent place. In order to get a thick bush faster, several cuttings can be planted in a pot. Good root formation requires a moderate temperature of up to 20-23 ° C and regular watering.
Received by mail or bought in the store seedlings are transplanted by the transshipment method from the container to the container, with the required layer of drainage and added with soil.
For well-being, fuchsia requires:
- place it on a site protected from drafts and wind;
- a place for growing must be selected, avoiding the south side;
- provide the plant with a neutral pH of the soil;
- apply water-permeable, light soil for disembarkation;
- regularly feed, every 2-3 weeks - this will make flowering longer and more generous.
Important! Fuchsia does not like heat and does not tolerate direct sunlight.
In summer, the bush needs frequent watering, it is recommended to moisten with the help of a sprayer the aboveground part. You need to focus on the drying soil around the roots of the plant, excess moisture can harm them.
How to form fuchsia
To get a thick, branched bush, pinch the flower as it grows. The first pinch is done after the stalk is rooted. Pinch (remove) the upper part of the shoot, thus stimulating the lateral buds to grow and bloom.
The shoots which have grown from them also pinch, leaving 2-3 nodes for branching. Thus, a lush plant can be formed in 3-4 pinching. Shoots growing from the ground are also pruned.
The pinch for the plant plays the role of forming and rejuvenating pruning, does not allow stalks to be exposed.
Shoots of ampel and varieties in the spring are shortened by a third of the length. It is important that the branches of the flower are the same on all sides. Then, during the flowering period, the bush will be harmonious, uniform. In an adult, plants pinch every 3-4 internodes.
Fuchsia is a plastic plant, grows quickly, from the bush and ampelous varieties it is possible to form a standard.
Fuchsia on the stem
The grown stalk in several places is tied to a support. The lower leaves and branches on the future stem are removed, leaving 3-4 pairs of leaves at the crown. Pinch the top after the plant reaches the desired height. After this, the stage of formation of the crown begins, pinching the shoots through 2 - 3 internodes. Over time, the trunk of fuchsia is lignified, the crown branches.
A thicker stump can be obtained if weaving 2-3 shoots of one plant.
Fuchsia blooms on young shoots. The shorter the pinching (1-3 kidneys), the better the young shoots develop.
Most common varieties
Many modern varieties are characterized by bright color combinations.
Fuchsia Blue Vale
This is a universal variety, it can be grown as a bush form and as an ampel. White sepals of terry, large flowers around the edge have a green tint. The flower skirt is magnificent, lavender.
Flowering is long, very plentiful.
Fuchsia Bella Rosella
The plant has one of the largest flowers (10-12 cm). They are terry, bright, lilac-pink with snow-white stamens and soft pink sepals. The flowering is plentiful, long.
Fuchsia varieties Bella Rosella has ampel and bush form. It is unpretentious, can grow in shading.
Grade Bella Rosella
Fuchsia Blue Angel
Blue Angel variety is a refined, memorable fuchsia. Flower size up to 12 cm in diameter. Corolla (skirt) of a terry flower of dark lilac color, sepals are white. In full dissolution, white stamens with pink anthers become a spectacular accent. The bush is semi-ampelous (drooping).
Fuchsia Hollis Beauty
The flowers are large (7-8 cm), terry, sepals are white, the skirt is lilac-blue. The bush grows very carefully, has a compact shape, branches well. The variety is better than other fuchsias with the heat and bright sun.
The flower is elegant, contrasting, sepals of white-green color set off a purplish-pink skirt. Especially good at complete dissolution. Pink elongated stamens are set off by milky-white anthers.
Important! The growing form is ampelous, the lashes of an adult plant grow up to 60 cm in length.
Fuchsia Blue Ice
The plant was obtained as a result of a starting mutation of Dark Eyes in 1954 in the United States of America. Large, double flowers are distinguished by a characteristic laying of petals. They resemble a multi-layer petticoat. The color of the petals is densely lavender; the sepals are light crimson. Interestingly, in plants of this variety, flower petals can vary in color intensity. The variety is undemanding, it is grown in bush and ampelous forms. Growing fast, restraint pruning is recommended to form a thick crown. Feels good in partial shade.
Fuchsia Bicentenial
Fuchsia ampelous Bicentennial is painted in salmon-orange tones. Characteristic majestic strokes along the edge of a multilayer skirt create an unusual color contrast. The flowers are elongated, rather large, in the form of buds. Light sepals become bright orange over time.
The variety was bred by California gardener Ted Paskesen in 1976 and is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of US independence. Paskesen carried out lengthy breeding work to obtain a variety resistant to heat and strong winds.
The plant forms a thick, branching crown, blooms profusely.
Variety Blue Mirage
Fuchsia Blue Mirage
The plant can be grown as semi ampelous, in the form of a drooping bush and in hanging containers.
The blue mirage is a large-flowered variety, blooms with rich purple flowers with white sepals. The length of shoots in the variety is up to 40 cm. Flowering is early, plentiful, long. Terry flowers, large.
The leaves are medium in size, the stems are lignified quickly, so the variety is easy to grow in a standard form. The variety is fast-growing, winters well. Suitable for novice gardeners.
Fuchsia Cecile
The flowers are large, double, have a bright, unusual combination of shades. The wavy, multi-layered petals are lavender-blue, and the sepals are dark pink. Fuchsia varieties of Cecile are grown in bush and ampel form.
One Proposal Ship
The unique purplish-pink color became the calling card of the flower; it is not for nothing that one of the first synthetic dyes, fuchsin, got its name.
The ships of the Japanese company ONE (Ocean Network Express), which is engaged in container shipping, cannot be confused with others. Their signature color is fuchsia.
Photo 7 Motor ship "Fuchsia"
No less "glamorous" walking catamaran "Fuchsia" runs along the Moscow River.
It’s easy to care for fuchsia. If you create optimal conditions for the plant, elegant lantern flowers will create a bright mood for many years.
