Fuchsia named Swingtime #5
by J McCombie
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Fuchsia named Swingtime #5
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J McCombie
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This piece has been featured in the FAA Group, "Fine Art America Flowers Photography".
Fuchsia 'Swingtime' is a double very large flowering Trailing Fuchsia. Bloom Color: White Red Bi-Color. Tube & Double Sepals: rich red. Corolla: white.
One of the most popular trailing Fuchsias, award-winning (Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society) Fuchsia "Swingtime" is a bushy upright deciduous small shrub with large, fluffy double-white frilled skirt (flower) adorned with vibrant scarlet sepals and very full white corollas exquisitely marked with red veining. The flowers stand out against the mid- to dark green foliage. This easy-care, heat tolerant cultivar trails up to 24 inches. It grows 4-12 inches high and spreads 18-24 inches.
Swingtime attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds in shady spots. Fuchsias are native to the subtropical regions of Central America and South America, and to New Zealand and Tahiti. It makes a gorgeous spiller in hanging baskets and window boxes. Put it in a planter with Heuchera ‘Georgia Peach’ and a white begonia for a stunning combination.
Tropical and diverse, the genus Fuchsia contains well over 100 species. Most are woody evergreen shrubs or trees and tropical in origin, though many cultivated varieties are grown in temperate zones as herbaceous tender perennials. Fuchsia species can be found in Mexico, South and Central America and a few Pacific islands.
There are literally hundreds of Fuchsia cultivars. All are grown for their brilliant, tubular, pendulous flowers that come in vivid shades of red, magenta, royal purple, white, salmon and pink. Flowers may be single, semi-double or double.
If grown in tropical regions, Fuchsia trees or shrubs have dense, upright habits and oval to lance-shaped leaves of bright to dark green. Their branches are often arching. In temperate zones, they are favored ornamentals for containers or hanging baskets.
Most fuchsias grow best in partial sun and rich, evenly moist garden loam. They are susceptible to a number of common insect pests to include white flies, thrips and spider mites. Hardiness is species dependent.
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June 6th, 2023
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