What is
Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Origin
Caribbean
Not Available
Types
Fuchsia Decidua, Fuchsia Fulgens, Fuchsia Splendens, Fuchsia Microphylla
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Number of Varieties
120NA
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Woods
low mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-104-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-9
Not Available
Sunset Zone
16, 17, 23, 24
Not Available
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Upright/Erect
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm130.00 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm80.00 cm
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange Red
Blue, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Purple, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Unknown
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Upright
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Not Available
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Fall, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Not Available
Care
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Average, Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in spring, Prune lower leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Rhizoctonia Root Rot, Rust
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Facts
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Not Available
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Bees
Allergy
Asthma, Hay fever
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Not Available
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
Not Available
Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Tropical
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
FUCHSIA triphylla
Aconitum variegatum
Common Name
Fuchsia
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
In Hindi
फ्यूशिया
बच्छनाभ
In German
Fuchsie
Eisenhut
In French
Fuchsia
aconit
In Spanish
Fucsia
acónito
In Greek
φουξία
monkshood
In Portuguese
Fúcsia
Aconitum
In Polish
Fuksja
tojad
In Latin
Fuchsia
aconitum
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Ranunculales
Family
Onagraceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Fuchsia
Aconitum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Not Available
Delphinieae
Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
Number of Species
108250
1
27800
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