American Fuchsia Collection

This American Fuchsia Collection is just like many things that come out of the USA, bigger, bolder, and brassier. A must have for any summer garden, these jumbo fuchsias have been put together to create a spectacular display of eye-catching summer flowers. ‘Voodoo’ will produce dark purple ruffled centres and bright red sepals, the flowers on ‘Swingtime’ are a beautiful mix of bright red and white, ‘Bella Rosella’ will fill your garden with simply stunning tousled deep pink petals and lastly, ‘Deep Purple’ is exactly what it says it is, deep rich purple blooms with a hint of magenta. Each of these Fuchsias have been selected for their fabulous colour combinations, huge flower size and long flowering period. Perfect for planting in your hanging baskets and tall patio pots where the gorgeous blooms will cascade effortlessly over the edges. Delivered as 12 plug plants, 3 of each variety, ready to grow on before planting out.

Top Tips

Deadhead when flowers fade to encourage more blooms.

Care Guide

• For most jumbo plug plant collections, the ?mini Greenhouse? they are packed in will have a label on the outside, listing the individual varieties inside. We recommend writing your own labels out on receipt!
• Give your plugs a little attention on arrival – unpack them immediately, and either mist them or stand them in water for an hour – they may be slightly dry or yellow after being in a dark box in the post, but they?ll quickly recover. If you can?t do this, they can sit in Mini Greenhouses for a week if upright and not too wet.
  We recommend that you leave them to settle for a day somewhere warm, light and airy such as a windowsill or greenhouse.
• When you’re ready to pot on, use a good quality, multi-purpose compost, and fill 3-4in pots (7-10cm).
• Make a hole in the compost with a dibber or your finger, then holding each plug by its root ball, place it into the hole and gently firm the compost around it.
• For great results, we recommend using our Windowsill Planters or 9cm pots in Shuttle Trays.
• Give your plants a good water initially, then only when the top compost starts to dry as they don?t like to be left in standing water.
• Grow on either on a bright windowsill or a greenhouse for 3-4 weeks before potting up into containers or into flower beds.
• If planting directly into flower beds when all risk of frost has passed, prepare the ground well, removing weeds and digging in some compost or well-rotted manure if your soil is not already rich.
• Plant approx. 20cm (8?) apart to allow them room to grow. Feed using a high-potash feed such as Blooming Fast Superior Soluble Fertiliser for Flowers & Fruits, to encourage flowering.