Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby'

Family: Onagraceae
Pronounced: FEWK-see-ah (Most people pronounce it FEW-shah.)

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Growing Guide
Rainy Side Notes

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GROWING GUIDE

Origin:
Garden.
Plant Group:
Sub shrub
Hardiness:
Sunset zones: 3b-9, 14-24.
USDA zones: 7-10.
Mature size:
Height: 4 feet (121 cm).
Width: 3 feet (90 cm).
Flowering period:
Summer until first frost.
Flowering attributes:
Medium size, single flowers with red sepals and a dark purple corolla with a blotch of pink at the base of the corolla.
Leaf attributes:
Dark green foliage on red stems.
Light:
Partial shade to full sun.
Soil:
Fertile, moist, well-drained soil.
Feeding:
Heavy feeders so fertilize monthly with a complete organic fertilizer, from spring through July.
Propagation methods:
Softwood cuttings in spring. | Semi-ripe cuttings in late summer.
Pruning methods:
When buds begin to swell in spring cut back dead stems as necessary.

 

Rainy Side Notes

F. 'Lady Boothby' was hybridized in 1939 by Raffill and was named after the first British Fuchsia Society's president, Lady Boothby. She became president after the Queen Mary urged a society be formed and suggested Lady Boothby be the first president.

This does best as a four feet tall climber. Since it tends to flop over it is best to give it something to lean on. Beautiful medium single flowers stand out on this fuchsia where it rests upon a large rhododendron in my garden.

Photographed in author's garden.

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