Fuchsia boliviana

Fuchsia boliviana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Onagraceae
Genus:	Fuchsia
Species:	F. boliviana
Binomial name
	Fuchsia boliviana; Carrière

Fuchsia boliviana is a species of Fuchsia native to southern Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina.^[1] It is a medium evergreen shrub, growing to 2–4 m tall, rarely to 6 m, with a spreading, open habit. It has large, hairy mid-green leaves and red petioles. It has large drooping corymbs up to 20 cm long born e in late summer and autumn of scarlet red flowers with the individual flowers 3–7 cm long. After flowering it bears small red-purple, edible fruit 10–26 mm long.^[2]^[3]

Fuchsia boliviana is widely grown in shade or part-shade in cooler, subtropical climates. Plants require protection from direct sun and temperatures exceeding 40 °C. The plants are hardy to about -4 °C for short periods. Propagation is by seed or cuttings.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Germplasm Resources Information Network Fuchsia boliviana
^ ^a ^b Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 2: 352. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
^ Bryant, K., Rodd, T. (2005). The Ultimate Plant Book. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia ISBN 0643 093745

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[grin-1] Germplasm Resources Information Network Fuchsia boliviana

[Huxley-2] Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 2: 352. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.

[3] Bryant, K., Rodd, T. (2005). The Ultimate Plant Book. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia ISBN 0643 093745

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