Day 259: Fuchsia 'Hawkshead'

September 16, 2019 Andrew O'Brien

Probably the closest you’ll get to having a bush full of snowdrops in summer, that’s Fuchsia ‘Hawkshead’ for you. In shape the flowers are not dissimilar from its near relative Fuchsia magellanica ‘Riccartonii’…

Day 237: Fuchsia magellanica 'Riccartonii'

August 25, 2019 Andrew O'Brien

Winning the award for the garden plant that sounds most like a delicious dish of pasta, Fuchsia magellanica ‘Riccartonii’ proudly stands half-way up the garden, graceful blooms back-lit by the golden evening sun. I’m not sure that flowering shrubs get the recognition they deserve…

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