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Solent Fuchsia Club badge

This is our club badge, worn by all of our members who are proud to say they belong.

Flower Types
Our History

Solent Fuchsia Club was formed in 1973 to encourage, assist and to foster interest in the growing of fuchsias.

We Are Affiliated To The:

  • British Fuchsia Society
  • Royal Horticultural Society
  • Hampshire Federation Of Horticultural Societies

Oldest Fuchsia Nursery
George Bright
James Lye

Fuchsia Grower George Bright

A photograph of George Bright amongst his "Fuchsia pyramids"

Another fine exponent in the art of cultivating magnificent pyramids was none other than James Lye’s son-in-law, George Bright. He took over when James Lye stopped growing them at the end of the nineteenth century. The photograph above shows him standing alongside some of his exhibition plants. Pyramids like this were produced over a period of two years, but their life span was four to five years, after which they started to deteriorate. He also raised several cultivars, his first introduction was in 1910. Among them was ‘Pink Pearl’.