1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Caribbean
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
1.4 Types
Fuchsia Decidua, Fuchsia Fulgens, Fuchsia Splendens, Fuchsia Microphylla
Green Tomatillo, Purple Tomatillo
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Forest edges, Woods
Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
16, 17, 23, 24
A3, H1, H2, 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
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Oval/Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.70 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
45.70 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Orange Red
Yellow, Sandy Brown
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Green, Purple, Yellow green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune in spring, Prune lower leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots
Remove all suckers, Remove wet foliage
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Rhizoctonia Root Rot, Rust
Fungal Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds, Flea beetles
5.12 Allergy
Asthma, Hay fever
Arthritis, Inflammation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Available
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Cancer, Diabetes, Energy, Opthalmic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Used for making green salsas and chilli sauce, Used in salads
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Tropical
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
FUCHSIA triphylla
PHYSALIS philadelphica
7.2 Common Name
Fuchsia
Green Tomato, Mexican Groundcherry, Tomatillo
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Solanoideae
8.10 Number of Species