Fuchsia Fuchsita Red Blue

Common name: Fuchsia

Description: Fuchsia 'Fuchsita Red Blue' is a striking, compact upright fuchsia in the Fuchsita series, carrying a profusion of classic bicoloured fuchsia blooms with bold red tubes and sepals complemented by a rich blue-purple corolla throughout summer and into autumn. The neat, bushy plants are reliably free-flowering and well suited to patio containers, window boxes, and mixed summer planting schemes.

Other benefits: prolific and continuous flowering, compact upright habit, classic fuchsia colour combination, excellent in pots and containers

Wildlife attraction: Bumblebees and long-tongued insects are attracted to the tubular flowers throughout summer.

Height & spread (approx.) at maturity: 30–40cm x 30cm

Position: Partial shade to full sun; avoid the most intense midday sun.

Soil pH: Neutral; moist, fertile, well-drained compost.

Moisture: Water regularly; keep evenly moist. Feed fortnightly with a balanced fertiliser.

Winter hardiness: Frost-tender; plant out after the last frosts (mid-May in most of the UK). Lift or discard before the first autumn frosts.