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Fuchsia

Fuchsia

Lady's eardrops

DifficultyModerate
SeasonWinter–spring
PottedBlooms for 2-3 months

Meaning

Trust in love, a warm heart

The flowers hang like little lanterns, or little ballet skirts.

Safe for cats and dogs. Any plant can still upset a pet’s stomach if they eat a lot, so keep it out of reach.

Light

Bright, indirect light

Water

Keep it slightly moist

Temperature

10-22°C. It hates heat.

Feed

Every 2 weeks in bloom

Do this when you get home

  1. Put it somewhere cool, bright, and airy. It's best hung up where you can see it.
  2. Keep the soil slightly moist

Day to day

  • In summer heat it rests and drops leaves. Give it shade and hold back water.
  • After the flowers fade, pull off the spent blooms

Common questions

In summer the leaves all fell?

Fuchsia hates heat. It half-rests in summer, and leafs out again when the weather cools.

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Reminders and a care diary live in the app

Get a nudge when it’s time to water or change the vase water, and keep a diary for each plant, in the PetalPal app. Search “PetalPal” on the App Store or Google Play.