FUCHSIAS 'SHADOW DANCERS'™
Shadow Dancer fuchsias are a new generation of hybrid fuchsias that have been bred to be more sun and heat tolerant than the fuchsias of yesteryear, while still retaining the characteristically charming flowers of these popular plants. Shadow Dancers will add welcome colour and life to partially shaded areas, but gardeners can now also enjoy them in sunny spots too, as long as they are protected from hot midday sun. They will produce masses of flowers through winter and into summer, so are a wonderful choice as early season floral accents for todays outdoor living areas.
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Betty Betty is the earliest to flower and will produce a constant display of beautiful double flowers for four of five months from early to mid to late winter, depending on location, to well into summer. Flowers have vivid red sepals and a white corolla of petals and are perched well above the bush. The compact, upright, plants grow to 25x25cm.
Marcia Marcia has traditional fuchsia flowers, teardrop earring shaped with cherry red sepals and a rich violet corolla. These are borne above the small-leafed foliage from mid winter until early summer. Marcia is a compact, upright plant growing to 25x25cm.
Peggy Peggy with its blush white sepals and apricot to orange corolla will provide a stunning display of colour from mid winter to well into summer. In the right conditions it will go on flowering up until Christmas. It is a more upright grower than others in the series, growing to 30x25cm and has slightly larger leaves.
Shirley Shirley produces typical fuchsia shaped flowers in great numbers from mid winter until November. Flowers have pillar box red sepals and white corolla petals and are held well above the foliage. This spreading and trailing variety is well suited to hanging baskets and squat containers.
Gene Gene produces masses of tear drop shaped flowers with rose red sepals and a violet corolla. Spectacular deep rich flowers create a stunning display for pots and containers. A long bloomer ideal for patios and courtyards. Spreading and trailing 25 cm x 25 cm.
Ginger Ginger has masses of flowers which have peachy-pink sepals with a sttunning white corolla. This is a very early-blooming and easy Fuchsia with exceptionally uniform and compact growth. The flowers perch well above the bushy, small-leaved foliage. Blooms from mid winter right through to Christmas. A great plant for courtyard containers. Spreading and trailing. 20 cm x 25 cm.
Rosella Rosella is a delicate and beautiful soft pink. Mases of flowers cover the bush and the pink tear drop earring shaped flowers give a Spring feel. Rosella is an ideal plant for patios, courtyards, pots and well drained gardens.

 

Origin

These Fuchsias are marked as a revolution in Fuchsia breeding. They are all early flowering with masses of flower covering the outside of the bush. They were bred and selected in Germany by a dedicated Fuchsia enthusiast. Starting some thirty years ago and still actively breeding in this one crop the breeder has achieved a real break through in the way Fuchsias are regarded

 

Care Instructions

Shadow Dancer™ fuchsias should be planted in fertile, well-drained potting mix or soil, which should never be allowed to dry out. Regular light applications of liquid fertiliser and the removal of spent flowers and berry fruit will encourage an abundance of blooms over a long flowering period.

 

Uses

Shadow Dancer™ fuchsias are superb as container plants for courtyards and patios, whether in pots, hanging baskets or window boxes. They can also be planted in garden beds and borders that are sheltered from wind and strong sun. Fuchsias also make delightful indoor plants in good light but keep out of direct strong sunlight and draughts and given adequate water. Shadow Dancer varieties can be combined with other shade- and semi-shade-loving plants to make very attractive mixed plantings in containers.