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Fuchsia Checkerboard
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The fuchsia 'Checkerboard' offers tricoloured flowers all summer until the frosts. They are pendulous and uniquely combine three colours: pink, white, and currant. This small bushy bush reaches between 60 and 90 cm in height. Place it in a flower bed, a border, or in a pot, in full sun or partial shade in cool and well-drained soil. It is a hardy plant up to -15°C, to be protected in regions with cold winters.
From the Onagraceae family, fuchsias are native to South America, the Caribbean, and Australia. They were discovered in Santo Domingo in the 17th century and owe their name to a German botanist, Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566). The 'Checkerboard' cultivar is an American hybrid fuchsia (Walker and Jones) from 1948. There are about ten thousand of them, mainly derived from Fuchsia magellanica and Fuchsia fulgens, sometimes with the contribution of Fuchsia triphylla, which adds length to the flowers. It is distinguished by its tricoloured flowers: the tube is pink, the sepals are white, and all the petals are currant red. They bloom on dark green foliage and an upright bush from June to October.
Hardy up to -15°C, the 'Checkerboard' fuchsia can be grown in the ground, in a flower bed or border. However, provide winter protection for the stump (mulching and winter cover) to increase your chances of success. It will integrate perfectly into a slightly shaded flower bed alongside Hydrangea macrophylla 'Freudenstein' with pink flowers, Hosta 'Almost' with almost golden light green foliage, and the imposing Rodgersia aesculifolia, whose foliage resembles that of a chestnut tree. The 'Checkerboard' fuchsia blooms until the frosts, so pair it with perennials with autumn flowering, such as Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' with bright yellow flowers, Sedum 'Autumn Joy' with pink flowers, and Japanese hybrid anemone 'Frilly Knickers' with double white flowers for a colourful and bright autumn flower bed.
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The 'Checkerboard' Fuchsia appreciates rich, moist, and well-drained soils. Place it in a sunny (not scorching) spot or partial shade. It needs light to flower well but dreads full summer sun—water regularly, but not excessively, as fuchsias fear drought, but without excess. Apply liquid fertiliser for fuchsias every 15 days during the growth period. Do not leave water in the saucer if you have planted your fuchsia in a pot. Remove faded flowers and dry leaves as they appear.
After flowering (autumn), plan to cut back your fuchsia to 15 cm from the ground. It will regrow from the stump the following spring. Apply a thick mulch of dead leaves or fern fronds and wrap it all with a winter cover. This will help your fuchsia survive our winters.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
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The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.