The name "fuchsia" is familiar to many, but due to the capriciousness of this flower, not everyone saw it. Having seen fuchsia flowers once, it is no longer possible to confuse them with anything.
Instructions
Step 1
Fuchsia inflorescence is very unusual and beautiful. A tubular corolla is surrounded by 4 bright petals, from the center of the corolla stamens and a pistil peep out, much longer than both the corolla and the petals. The structure of the flower resembles a bell. There are ordinary fuchsias, double and semi-double - depending on the number of petals. A huge variety of hybrid varieties have been developed, offering any color of flowers and their combinations. Fuchsias can be any shade - from white to deep red or deep purple, and any combination of these shades can be found in flowers.
Step 2
Among indoor plants, hybrid fuchsias are very common and have about 200 varieties. The flowers of hybrids are usually very varied in color, the corolla and calyxes contrast with each other. In shape, the flowers of hybrid fuchsia are tubular, funnel-shaped, bell-shaped and ur-shaped. Double flowers look the most luxurious. Indoor varieties with large flowers are subdivided into the general view of Fuchsia the Beautiful, but besides this species, there are many others.
Step 3
Fuchsia Three-leafed is a low-growing shrub, highly branched, reaching a height of 50-60 cm. The leaves on this shrub are ovate-oblong, ciliate, reaching 8 cm long, often toothed at the edges (but can be whole), the top of the leaf color is greenish-red, and below it is red-brown. The leaves have pubescence along the veins. The flowers are long, narrow, collected in multi-flowered racemes, the color is predominantly red-orange. Grows well in hanging baskets.
Step 4
A great many hybrids originate from Magellan fuchsia. This evergreen shrub in its homeland reaches three meters in height, its shoots are purple and finely pubescent along the entire length. Alpine fuchsia, which includes Magellan, is very popular for vertical window decoration. The flowers of Magellanic fuchsia are drooping, collected in inflorescences of 4, axillary. The corolla tube is bright red, the petals are bluish-purple. This species is considered winter-hardy, and with good cover it can overwinter outdoors.
Step 5
The ancestor of all varieties with racemose inflorescences is shining or sparkling fuchsia. This shrub 1-2 meters high has reddish stems, woody at the base, and the leaves are unusually large: 12 cm in width and up to 20 in length, with jagged edges. The flowering of this species is very abundant, the flowers are pink-red, after flowering berries appear that can be eaten.
Step 6
One of the varieties of Magellanic fuchsia - graceful fuchsia (according to some sources, it is a separate species) - also played an important role in breeding. In its homeland, in Chile, this shrub reaches 3 m, and in decorative conditions it grows up to a meter. Its shoots are drooping and almost completely naked, leaves rarely grow on them. The flowers are located on the thinnest pedicels, from the other end bright red thin pistil and stamens add elegance. The corolla petals are deep purple and the calyx is pink or red.
