Fuchsia - ShadowDancer® Violette

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Fuchsia - ShadowDancer® Violette

The pastel pink violet flowers flowers perch well above the bushy small leaved foliage. The flowers, which are produced during the summer and early fall, are droopy and come in many colors. This Proven Selections plant blooms all summer long. They are great plants for greenhouses, window boxes, baskets, homes, and flower beds. These plants have dark green leaves often with red stems. Fuchsias should be planted in warm, sheltered spots in well-drained soil. For zones 9-11, this plant can also be a perennial. The Fuchsia ShadowDancer® Violette, 'Fuchsia hybrid', is a very early blooming Fuschia with exceptional uniformity and compact growth. Fuschia is one of the Hummingbirds favorite flowers. Fuchsias do not like to dry out. Keep the soil moist to the touch from spring through autumn. In many parts of the country (and especially if planted in a hanging pot) the fuchsia will require daily watering. ... more

 

Nicotiana - Hummingbird II Appleblossom This free-flowering and easy-to-grow annual bears trumpet-shaped, fragrant flowers on bushy plants that blooms all summer. They will do well in sunny or semi-shaded locations and as an added bonus, hummingbirds love them! They are also known by the common name of Hybrid Flowering Tobacco. It creates solid blocks of mass color in landscape plantings and also is terrific for containers. The Nicotiana Hummingbird II Appleblossom, 'Nicotiana alata', is a dwarf uniform plant that grows to 10 to 12 inch height and shows off eye-catching 1 to 2 inch blooms.

Fuchsia - ShadowDancer® Violette