Fuchsia magellanica var.molinae 'Alba Aureovariegata'
(Hardy Fucshia 'Alba Aureovariegata')
Family - Onagraceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - 90cm
Width - 60cm
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: Dwarf to small-sized Deciduous Shrub with a bushy, spreading habit. The small ovate to Elliptic leaves are pale green with a thin band of yellow around the margins. Slender, pale pink flowers are produced from early summer into early autumn. The flowers are pendent and tubular with four horizontal sepals, a cup-shaped Corolla and very long stamens.
Flower:
Pendent flowers are tubular with four horizontal sepals, a cup-shaped corolla and very long stamens. The flowers are pale blush pink and produced from June into September. Plants may not readily produce flowers when young.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Tubular, cup-shaped flowers
Flowering time: June, July, August, September
Foliage:
The ovate to Elliptic leaves emerge bright yellow before turning to pale green with a thin band of yellow around the margins. The leaves are held in opposite pairs or in whorls up the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to elliptic
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil.