Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Grass
Origin
Caribbean
Japan
Types
Fuchsia Decidua, Fuchsia Fulgens, Fuchsia Splendens, Fuchsia Microphylla
Benikaze, Nicolas, All Gold, Albostriata
Number of Varieties
1204
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40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Woods
gardens, Shaded sites, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-105-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-9
9 - 5
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
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange Red
Several shades of Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Purple, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green
Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow green, Pink, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Rhizoctonia Root Rot, Rust
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Shade areas
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
-
Allergy
Asthma, Hay fever
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
-
Other Uses
-
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Tropical
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
FUCHSIA triphylla
HAKONECHLOA macra
Common Name
Fuchsia
Hakone Grass
In Hindi
फ्यूशिया
hakone grass
In German
Fuchsie
Hakone Gras
In French
Fuchsia
Hakone herbe
In Spanish
Fucsia
hierba Hakone
In Greek
φουξία
Hakone γρασίδι
In Portuguese
Fúcsia
Hakone grama
In Polish
Fuksja
Hakone trawa
In Latin
Fuchsia
Hakone herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Liliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Cyperales
Family
Onagraceae
Poaceae
Genus
Fuchsia
Hakonechloa
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10840
1
27800
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