Fuchsia magellanica

Bobbi,
I am in the same boat as you since I too grew up in the Bay
Area....Miss those
taken forgranted (then)Fuschias.. :-(
However in Heronswoods 2000 cat.he listed a F.magellanica as a zone 6
due to
the fact that he had toured numerous locales ,  in spring of '98 which
had
successfully wintered it...He does not list it this year but DOES list
a sole
zone 6er F.'Lady Boothby'garden origin.With proper siting and adequate
protection who knows?
This will be the first winter with me  for his 2000 offering,too soon
to
predict,but will let you know if it made it soon as I find out for
sure.
Connie(zone 6)

Bobbi Diehl wrote:

> 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
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