Fuchsia 'Dollar Prinzessin' (d)

Common name: Fuchsia 'Dollar Princess'

Description: This vigorous and floriferous hardy fuchsia has been a garden stalwart since 1912, beloved for its profuse flowering and reliable performance. The fully double flowers are particularly showy, with cerise-pink sepals and rich purple petals that create a sumptuous, full appearance. The blooms are produced in remarkable abundance from early summer right through until the first hard frosts, providing months of continuous colour. The medium-green foliage forms a bushy, upright habit that creates excellent structure in borders. This is an exceptionally hardy cultivar that reliably survives British winters even in colder regions, dying back to ground level in winter before producing vigorous new growth in spring. The combination of hardiness, profuse flowering, and showy double blooms makes this an outstanding choice for mixed borders, cottage gardens, or containers.

Other benefits: very long flowering season, profuse double flowers, very hardy, vigorous growth, excellent for cutting, reliable performer

Wildlife attraction: bees, hummingbird hawk-moths, pollinators

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 0.8m x 0.6m

Position: partial shade to full shade; tolerates some sun but flowers best with afternoon shade

Soil pH: adaptable to most soils; performs well in neutral to slightly acidic conditions

Moisture: moderate watering required; prefers consistently moist but well-drained soil; benefits from mulching

Winter hardiness: very cold hardy to -15°C