Fuchsia Lady Boothby

Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby' is a climbing variety, capable of reaching 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in height!

This climbing variety produces long, slender stems in spring that rely on the surrounding vegetation to climb as they cannot cling on their own. It can reach up to 2 m to 2.5 m (6.6 ft to 8.2 ft) in height.

In early summer, this climbing fuchsia produces beautiful semi-double bell-shaped flowers, with fuchsia pink sepals and purple-violet corolla with a diameter of 5 cm (2 in). Its deciduous foliage is a tender green.

A semi-hardy variety, Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby' can withstand temperatures as low as -10° C (14° F). It grows in sun or partial shade, sheltered from cold and dry winds, in any rich, moist, and well-draining soil.

In colder regions, plant in a pot or against a south or west-facing wall. Protect its stump in winter with a layer of straw (about 10 cm (3.9 in) thick). Elsewhere, it can be planted at the back of a border with small bushes, which will be covered in summer by thin branches adorned with colourful bells!