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Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album)  Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) has been an attractive feature along our north-facing foundation since I planted it in 2016. You will have to take my word for it since I cannot locate a photo although I know one exists somewhere in the realm of the Internet or floating on a cloud somewhere.  I did locate a photo of how it looked when it was first planted - It took a few years to fill out but it did so nicely to an attractive mound about 2 feet high by 3 feet wide.  Last year, it started to look bad.  I cut it back but it had not improved and this is how it looked a few weeks ago - I decided to rip it out and plant another huckleberry - this time Vaccinium ovatum , more commonly known as the "Evergreen Huckleberry".  This is a plant that I've wanted for ages and kept putting off getting one because I could not find a good place for it. By most accounts, this is an amazing plant, a native one and excellent for
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Fuchsia Friday

 

'Little Giant'

It has been a while since I've posted photos of our fuchsias. We have lots on the deck in containers. Many were overwintered in the garage. However, I've learned that they are so slow to regain their growth and start blooming again, that I think it might be best to just purchase new ones every year. Some are cold hardy and I've transplanted several in the ground (one of them is 'Little Giant' pictured above).

Some others growing in the garden are:

'Cardinal'


 

'Lady Boothby' can be considered a climber. It is scrambling up our paperbark maple and has so far reached at least six feet.

 

'Lady Boothby'

 

'Queen Esther'

'Santa Claus'

'Hawkshead' - one of my favorites. It is all white and about 3' tall.

'Voodoo'

And some of the potted fuchsias -

'Erecta'

'June Bride'

'Shrimp Cocktail'

'Delta's Sarah'


 

'Whiteknights Pearl'

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. Hoover BooSeptember 11, 2020 at 1:38 PM

    Love them all. They are beautiful, Phillip. When I was growing up Fuchsias were everywhere in Southern California. Everyone seemed to have them in their gardens.

    The plants we remember from childhood somehow seem more special.

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  2. Lisa at GreenbowSeptember 11, 2020 at 2:18 PM

    One of my first gardening loves. I will never forget the first fuchsia I ever saw and it has always been my favorite.

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  3. ksSeptember 11, 2020 at 4:33 PM

    I do love my Fuchsias ! It is hard to find some of the more interesting named varieties here in California I remember the days back before Fuchsia gall mite when the selection was abundant. I get most of mine now mail order from Joy Creek. I'm intrigued by Lady Boothby -I may have to seek her out !

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  4. Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!September 12, 2020 at 4:03 AM

    Such pretty ballerinas!
    I try to persuade myself that if we throw away cut flowers, it's ok to throw away old plants too. It's hard though.

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  5. chavlinessSeptember 12, 2020 at 9:28 AM

    A nice collection. I'm not growing fuchsia, but than again, never say never.
    I'm fascinated with the photo of 'Shrimp Cocktail': is the two-tone of the flower unique to that specific bloom? The out-of-focus bloom next to it seems to have no stripe.

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