Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb' – Dwarf Hardy Fuchsia (3L Pot)

Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb' is a dwarf hardy fuchsia, covered from midsummer in small red and violet purple flowers.

It forms a neat bushy mound around 30 to 45cm tall and wide, with small mid green leaves, and carries masses of dainty semi double blooms with short rich red sepals over violet purple petals. That compact size suits patio pots, window boxes, edging and the front of a border. Bees and butterflies work the flowers.

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 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 a well established 3L rootball, garden ready to plant straight into a border, bed or container.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Fuchsia
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 30 to 45cm tall, 30 to 45cm across
• Growth Habit: Compact, bushy and mound forming
• Perfect For: Borders, rockeries, edging, patio containers and small gardens
• Foliage: Small mid green leaves that drop in winter
• Flowering Time: Midsummer to autumn, July 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, fertile soil
• Hardiness: Fully hardy. It dies back in winter and returns from the base each spring.
• Maintenance: Cut old stems back near ground level in spring once new shoots appear
• Seasonal Interest: Summer and autumn
• Type: Bedding and basket plant