Fuchsia magellanica var.molinae 'Alba'
(White Maiden's Blush Fuchsia)
Family - Onagraceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Discovered in Chile
Discovered By - Introduced by Mr. Clarence Elliot
Year of Introduction - 1930
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - 2m
Width - 2m
Location - The Cool Garden
Description: Medium-sized, Deciduous Shrub with an overall rounded outline. The small leaves are mid to dark green and ovate to lanceolate in shape. Slender, very pale pink (nearly white) flowers are produced in abundance over a long period from early summer through autumn. The flowers are pendent and tubular with four propeller-like sepals, a cup-shaped Corolla and very long stamens.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Fuchsia magellanica 'Alba'
Flower:
Pendent flowers are tubular with four horizontal sepals, a cup-shaped corolla and very long stamens. The flowers are pale pink, almost white and produced in abundance from June through November.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Tubular, cup-shaped flowers
Flowering time: June, July, August, September, October, November
Foliage:
Small, ovate to lanceolate leaves are mid to dark green and held in opposite pairs or whorls up the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to lanceolate
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive, but well-drained soil.