Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Shrub
Origin
Caribbean
China
Types
Fuchsia Decidua, Fuchsia Fulgens, Fuchsia Splendens, Fuchsia Microphylla
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Number of Varieties
1202
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40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Woods
Hills, Lower slopes, open Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-104-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-9
8-1
Sunset Zone
16, 17, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm240.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm180.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange Red
Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
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-
Fruit Color
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Brown, Light Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green
Red
Leaf Color in Winter
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Lobed
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune in spring, Prune lower leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Rhizoctonia Root Rot, Rust
Red blotch, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
Asthma, Hay fever
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Bark, Stem
Other Uses
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Used as firewood, Used for woodware, Used in biomass, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Tropical
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
FUCHSIA triphylla
EUONYMUS phellomanus
Common Name
Fuchsia
Cork Oak
In Hindi
फ्यूशिया
कॉर्क ट्री
In German
Fuchsie
Cork Tree
In French
Fuchsia
Arbre de Cork
In Spanish
Fucsia
Árbol de corcho
In Greek
φουξία
Cork Tree
In Portuguese
Fúcsia
Cork Tree
In Polish
Fuksja
Cork Tree
In Latin
Fuchsia
Cork ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Dicotyledonae
Order
Myrtales
Fagales
Family
Onagraceae
Celastraceae
Genus
Fuchsia
Quercus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
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Mirini
Subfamily
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Mirinae
Number of Species
10850
1
27800
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