Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tender Perennial
Flowering Plants, Succulent
Origin
Caribbean
South Africa
Types
Fuchsia Decidua, Fuchsia Fulgens, Fuchsia Splendens, Fuchsia Microphylla
Cooper’s ice plant
Hardy yellow
Starburst
Hardy white
Number of Varieties
1204
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Woods
Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-1012-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-9
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
16, 17, 23, 24
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange Red
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Purple, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Indeterminate
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
Needs less 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
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
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
Shape and thin as needed
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Rhizoctonia Root Rot, Rust
Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought and 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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma, Hay fever
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds
Other Uses
-
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Tropical
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
FUCHSIA triphylla
DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis
Common Name
Fuchsia
Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy
In Hindi
फ्यूशिया
Ice Plant
In German
Fuchsie
Eis-Anlage
In French
Fuchsia
Ice Plant
In Spanish
Fucsia
Planta de hielo
In Greek
φουξία
Plant Ice
In Portuguese
Fúcsia
Planta de gelo
In Polish
Fuksja
Ice roślin
In Latin
Fuchsia
Ice plant
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Caryophyllales
Family
Onagraceae
Aizoaceae
Genus
Fuchsia
Dorotheanthus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Ruschioideae
Number of Species
108135
1
27800
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