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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual and Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Herbaceous Perennial

Origin

Caribbean
Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Types

Fuchsia Decidua, Fuchsia Fulgens, Fuchsia Splendens, Fuchsia Microphylla
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Number of Varieties

12075
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest edges, Woods
Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-105-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10-9
12 - 1

Sunset Zone

16, 17, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm38.10 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

45.70 cm20.30 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Orange Red
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

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

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear
Oblanceolate , Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
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
Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
-

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune in spring, Prune lower leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Rhizoctonia Root Rot, Rust
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Hummingbirds
Butterflies

Allergy

Asthma, Hay fever
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Other Uses

-
Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Tropical
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Scientific Name

Botanical Name

FUCHSIA triphylla
Matthiola incana

Common Name

Fuchsia
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

In Hindi

फ्यूशिया
gillyflower

In German

Fuchsie
Garten-Levkoje

In French

Fuchsia
Gillyflower

In Spanish

Fucsia
Gillyflower

In Greek

φουξία
Gillyflower

In Portuguese

Fúcsia
Matthiola incana

In Polish

Fuksja
Gillyflower

In Latin

Fuchsia
Matthiola incana

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales
Capparales

Family

Onagraceae
Polemoniaceae

Genus

Fuchsia
Gilia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Gilieae

Subfamily

-
Polemonioideae

Number of Species

10825
1 27800
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Difference Between Fuchsia and Gillyflower

If you are confused whether Fuchsia or Gillyflower are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Fuchsia and Gillyflower Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Fuchsia are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Gillyflower fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Fuchsia and Gillyflower if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Fuchsia and Gillyflower

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Fuchsia and Gillyflower. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Fuchsia and Gillyflower as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Fuchsia is whereas of Gillyflower is Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant and Stomachic. Fuchsia has beauty benefits as follows: while Gillyflower has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Fuchsia vs Gillyflower

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Fuchsia vs Gillyflower and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Fuchsia are Asthma and Hay fever whereas of Gillyflower have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Fuchsia has no showy fruits and Gillyflower has no showy fruits. Also Fuchsia is flowering and Gillyflower is not flowering . You can compare Fuchsia and Gillyflower facts and facts of other plants too.