Fuchsia boliviana

A largish evergreen shrub, with large hairy green leaves (leaf stalks and ribs red) has large drooping bunches of sealing wax red flowers (up to 20cm long) in late summer and autumn. A touch tender and best if protected in winter, I find it performs best if cut hard back in spring and re potted. (min +1c) Remarkably wind tolerant it forms large leafy shrubs which come into flower in late summer, it is however worth growing just for the leaves which look superb all season. It also makes a fine conservatory shrub when it will remain evergreen.

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