Fuchsia 'Diva' Mixed Colours – Bush Fuchsia (Set of 3 or 6)

Fuchsia 'Diva' Colour Mix is an upright bedding fuchsia that hangs mixed two tone bell flowers along its stems from late spring until the first frosts.

The blooms are held in pairs on bushy, well branched growth above mid green leaves with serrated edges. Plants make around 30 to 45cm tall and 30 to 40cm across, so they keep their shape in a pot without staking, and they carry on flowering for as long as you keep picking off the faded blooms.

Use them to fill patio pots and window boxes, as the centre of a mixed basket, or in a group near the front of a summer border. They are happiest in full sun or partial shade in compost that is kept moist, with a weekly high potash feed once the buds appear. Bees and butterflies work the flowers all season. Plants arrive established in 1L pots, often already in bud, as a set of three or six. Fuchsias are not frost hardy, so plant them out once the frosts have passed and bring them under cover for the winter if you want to keep them.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Fuchsia
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: Around 30 to 45cm tall by 30 to 40cm across
• Growth Habit: Upright and bushy
• Perfect For: Patio pots, window boxes, basket centres and summer borders
• Foliage: Mid green leaves with serrated edges
• 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