Fuchsia 'Claudia' – Pink Trailing Fuchsia (3 x 10.5cm Pots)

Fuchsia 'Claudia' is a trailing fuchsia that spills soft pink bell flowers over the edge of a basket from late spring until the first frosts.

The stems arch and then hang, carrying pendulous two tone blooms along their length above mid green oval leaves. Trailing growth reaches around 45 to 60cm, which is enough to clothe a basket or soften the edge of a window box without swamping anything planted with it.

Use it in hanging baskets, patio pots, window boxes and balcony planters. It takes partial shade through to full sun, though it appreciates shelter from the fiercest midday heat, in compost kept evenly moist, with a high potash feed every week or two once the buds appear. Deadhead as the flowers fade and the display keeps going into autumn. Bees and other pollinators work the flowers. Three established plants are supplied in individual 10.5cm pots, ready to plant. Fuchsias are not frost hardy, so plant out after the frosts and bring plants under cover before the first cold nights if you want to keep them.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Fuchsia
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: Trailing stems to around 45 to 60cm
• Growth Habit: Trailing, cascading and pendulous
• Perfect For: Hanging baskets, patio pots, window boxes and balcony planters
• Foliage: Mid green, oval leaves
• Flowering Time: Late spring to the first frosts
• Planting Position: Full sun or partial shade, in a sheltered spot. Suits patio containers and copes with coastal gardens.
• Soil Type: Fertile, moisture retentive compost or soil that drains freely.
• Hardiness: Half hardy. Plant out only once the frosts have passed, and keep the plant under cover over winter if you want to grow it on.
• Maintenance: Water so the compost never dries out, feed with a high potash liquid feed through the growing season and deadhead as the flowers fade.
• Seasonal Interest: Spring, summer and autumn
• Type: Half hardy perennial grown as summer bedding