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Fuchsia seedlings (F. boliviana)

>From: "Jim Paterson" <JPHP.Paterson@ulst.ac.uk>
>Subject: Re: Buddleja davidii & Rubus spectabilis
>Sender: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 17:36:23 GMT
>
> I have often seen the large areas of Fuschia magellanica in the west of
> Ireland and have often thought the same. It was originally planted
> here as a garden hedge and has subsequently spread along
> hedgerows and earthbanks. It propagates readily by vegetative means
> and to a lesser degree by seed.   <snip, snip>

Jim -

An observation about another species of Fuchsia - a bed at the side
of the office building I'm in at the moment is full of seedlings of
F. boliviana, which are in no doubt from the large specimen at the
Garden Center at Lake Merritt (our building faces this body of
water), brought there from birds who would often rest in the large
juniper tree in this spot.  The Fuchsia garden at Lake Merritt has a
number of species/cultivars which produce large crops of berries,
apparently with viable seed.  The F. boliviana berries are perhaps
the largest and most attractive.  There are both the red-flowered
type species as well as the white 'Alba' form in the Fuchsia garden
but these seedlings seem to be all red flowered (those that have
reached this stage).  The bed is on the north side of this tall
building, often consistently cool and moist, so it is a good
'nursery' for Fuchsia sprouting!  (i.e. I seldom see Fuchsia
seedlings elsewhere)

For those unaware of F. boliviana, it forms a med-large shrub, with
large, slightly fuzzy leaves, and most notably, beautiful pendant
sprays of long & narrow flowers with small, pointed petals/sepals.
The type species is rich red; in the 'Alba' form, the long floral
tube is white, with red petals/sepals (quite attractive).  Easy to
grow in the parts of the Bay Area near to the ocean fog (i.e. the
'Fuchsia climate').

 Sean A. O'Hara                     sean.ohara@ucop.edu
 710 Jean Street                    http://www.dla.ucop.edu/sao
 Oakland, California  94610-1459    h o r t u l u s   a p t u s
 (510) 987-0577                     'a garden suited to its purpose'
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