Propagation
Sow fresh seed during spring and maintain a temperature of 18ş to 21ş C. (64ş to 75ş F).

Soft tip cuttings of non-flowering shoots during late spring and semi hardwood cuttings taken during late summer. Apply bottom heat.


Botanic information
Leaf: The dull green leaves are ovate to broad-lanceolate with an acuminate apex and whitish dots along the margin. The very short pubescent petiole is reddish and the leaves are arranged oppositely on the same plane along the stem.

Flower: The tubulate flowers have a red tube with spreading pointed calyx lobes and mauve petals with exserted pink filaments and style. The pendant flower is solitary in the leaf axil on a long slender pedicel and appear during summer.

Fruit: The berries contain small seeds that are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively.


Problems associated with Fuchsias
The loss of leaves may result from a hot dry environment or inadequate light, also allowing the soil to dry out. Too much or to little watering will also cause flower buds to drop or produce poor flowering. Excessive heat during winter also produces poor flowering.

Tip prune to encourage new growth during early spring and after flowering cut back to a node. Older plants may be cut back hard using a pruning saw to overcome legginess. The flowers appear on the new growth.