Fuchsia 'Alice Hoffman' – Hardy Dwarf Fuchsia (3L Pot)

Fuchsia 'Alice Hoffman' is a compact hardy fuchsia with rose pink sepals and a white corolla veined with pink.

It makes a neat bushy dwarf shrub around 45 to 60cm tall and wide, with small bronze green leaves, and flowers from June through to October. Planted in a group it makes a low informal hedge, and it is just as happy in a border, a patio pot or a window box. Single flowers like these are far better for bees than the big doubles.

This is one of the hardy border fuchsias, so it can stay in the ground all year. In a cold winter the top growth dies back and fresh shoots come from the base in spring. It keeps some of its leaves through a mild winter. It does best in light shade or morning sun in soil that stays moist, as flowers drop in hot, dry spells. It holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Supplied as an established plant in a 19cm 3L pot, ready to go straight into a bed, a tub or a planter.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Fuchsia
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 45 to 60cm tall, 45 to 60cm across
• Growth Habit: Compact, bushy, upright dwarf shrub
• Perfect For: Borders, low hedging, patio pots, window boxes and baskets
• Foliage: Small bronze green leaves, semi evergreen in a mild winter
• Flowering Time: June to October
• Planting Position: Full sun or partial shade, including exposed and coastal gardens, and it grows well in patio containers.
• Soil Type: Moist but well drained soil
• Hardiness: Fully hardy in most UK gardens
• Maintenance: Low. Cut old stems back in spring once new growth shows at the base.
• Seasonal Interest: Summer and autumn
• Type: Bedding and basket plant