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Re[2]: Fuchsia seedlings (F. boliviana)

        I have an F. boliviana here in Los Gatos (USDA zone 9) which grew like a
weed all summer, fall and most of this winter (got to 3 feet tall X 4-5 feet 
wide) with hundreds of flowers, and showed no ill affects during most of our 
winter (low temps in high 30's) but was killed to the ground during the 1 day 
freeze when temperatures reached a low of 28 here. It is coming back from the 
roots now fortunately. It is in a sheltered location between two buildings but 
has no overhead protection from frosts. I intend to start another from cuttings 
and grow it under the eaves in a pot along with my beers (sp.?) Lime. (which was
unaffected in the same freeze)

Chad Schroter


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Subject: Re: Fuchsia seedlings (F. boliviana)
Author:  "TW. Hatton-Ellis" <Tristan.Hatton-Ellis@bristol.ac.uk> at SMTP
Date:    3/17/97 10:20 PM


Sean - how hardy to you find F.boliviana to be? I was under the impression 
it was pretty frost-tender. I have kept mine indoors all winter, and even 
then it has looked pretty ill. It must be lovely as a shrub outdoors, 
especially when you get hummingbirds pollinating it (sigh!)

Tristan
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