- Botanical name: Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby'
- Common name: Fuchsia
- Family: Onagraceae
- Plant Type: Shrub
Pink
Green
- Key features:
- Attractive to wildlife
- Flowers
- Prefers rich soil
Fuchsias are a popular choice for summer bedding schemes and containers, due to their attractive, usually pendent flowers from summer to autumn. Some are hardy enough to be used in perennial planting schemes, and may even be clipped into a low-growing hedge.
All fuchsias benefit from fertile, moist but well-drained soil, in a sheltered spot in partial shade.
Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ is a hardy fuchsia with striking bicoloured flowers in aubergine and carmine-pink. It was bred from a Brazilian species in 1939 and named after the founder of the British Fuchsia Society. A climbing fuchsia, it will easily grow up a trellis, arch or fence. Grow it at the back of a mixed, herbaceous border.
How to grow Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby'
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Plant size
3m height
90cm spread
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Aspect
North facing, south facing, east facing, west facing
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Position in border
Back
- Sun exposure: Dappled shade, full sun, partial shade
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Chalky / alkaline / clay / heavy / moist / well drained / light / sandy
Plant calendar
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A
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M
Do Plant in May |
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Do Plant in June |
J
Do not Plant in July |
A
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O
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| Flowers |
J
Plant does not flower in January |
F
Plant does not flower in February |
M
Plant does not flower in March |
A
Plant does not flower in April |
M
Plant does not flower in May |
J
Plant does flower in June |
J
Plant does flower in July |
A
Plant does flower in August |
S
Plant does flower in September |
O
Plant does not flower in October |
N
Plant does not flower in November |
D
Plant does not flower in December |
Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby' and wildlife
Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby' is known for attracting bees and butterflies/moths. It is a caterpillar food plant and has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
Attractive to Bees
Does not attract Beneficial insects
Does not attract Birds
Attractive to Butterflies/Moths
Does not attract Other pollinators
Is Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby' poisonous?
Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby' has no toxic effects reported.
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Cats
No reported toxicity to Dogs
No reported toxicity to Horses
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
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