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Re: Buddleja davidii & Rubus spectabilis

Jim,
Thanks for writing about Fuchsia magellanica. I have seen it on the
islands of Lewis and Harris and in the far north of Scotland. I have a
friend in Copenhagen who successfully grows it in her garden there. I can
grow it here in Berkeley, California too, but it looks so much better in
climates with more moisture than I have.
Elly


On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, Jim Paterson wrote:

> > Date:          Mon, 17 Mar 1997 09:15:51 -0800 (PST)
> > From:          William Bade <bade@math.berkeley.edu>
> > To:            Jim Paterson <JPHP.Paterson@ulst.ac.uk>
> > Cc:            medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> > Subject:       Re: Buddleja davidii & Rubus spectabilis
> 
> > Jim,
> > You have an interesting project. 
> > I have often wondered, also, how Fuchsia magellanica managed to escape,
> > and what the history of that might be. Do you know?
> > Elly 
> > 
> > 
> >
> Elly,
> 
> 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. Clippings from hedge trimmings are 
> dumped beside the hedge and from here they root and spread.
> Another very common non-native (to Ireland) which spreads in a 
> similar fashion is Symphoricarpus alba.
> Neither of these species spread into semi-natural habitats to any 
> great degree and so are not as "destructive" as Rubus spectabilis or Buddleja davidii.
> 
> Jim
>
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