Re: Fuchsia magellanica
Hi Bobbi,
Forestfarm sells Fuchsia magellanica -- straight species and three
cultivars. www.forestfarm.com.
Janet
>Greetings.
>
>Can anyone shed any light on the growing preferences and hardiness of this
>fuchsia? I would love to hear from Midwesterners who have grown it
>successfully--or failed with it. I have a friend who wants to order it
>from Van Bourgondien, and in attempting to discourage her I promised to
>find out from my Shadegarden friends if there are any other sources. I
>don't like Van B. much (and I believe they are or were affiliated with
>Springhill Nursery which I also didn't like much), and it occurs to me
>I've never seen Fuchsia magellanica offered from any nursery other than
>these two. These two, however, make great claims for it. Van B says it is
>hardy in zones 3-10. I am feeling skeptical...
>
>I would be delighted to be proved wrong either about these nurseries or
>about the plant. ESPECIALLY about the plant, having grown up in the Bay
>Area where gorgeous fuchsias grew everywhere--sob. Wyman's Encylopedia
>does say it can be grown in zones 5-6 if given protection but that it is
>not as hardy as was once believed. Can anyone elaborate? And more
>importantly, is anyone else offering it?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Bobbi Diehl
>Bloomington, IN
>zone 5/6
