Fuchsia 'Snowcap' (d)

Common name: Fuchsia 'Snowcap'

Description: This charming hardy fuchsia produces an abundance of semi-double flowers with a distinctive and attractive colour combination. The bright scarlet-red sepals curve elegantly back to reveal full, pure white petals, creating a crisp, fresh bicolour effect that stands out in the border. The flowers are produced continuously from early summer through to the first frosts, providing months of reliable colour. The medium-green foliage forms a compact, bushy habit that makes this ideal for the front of borders or containers. This is a particularly hardy cultivar that reliably survives UK winters, dying back to ground level before producing vigorous new growth in spring. The striking red and white colour combination makes this especially effective for patriotic planting schemes or creating bright, cheerful displays in shaded areas.

Other benefits: very long flowering season, compact habit, hardy and reliable, striking colour combination, excellent for containers

Wildlife attraction: bees, hummingbird hawk-moths, pollinators

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

Position: partial shade to full shade; benefits from protection from hot afternoon sun

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