Species
Out of approximately 100 fuchsia species, very few are in cultivation today. Only 15-20 are grown at the Botanical Gardens such as Kew. They all derive from such places as Central and South America, a few from New Zealand and one or two from Tahiti. They vary in height from over 30 feet (10m) to the creeping prostrate variety.
F. procumbens have small tubular flowers with no petals.
The hardiest varieties come from the mountains of Magellan in Chile.
Many species have acclimatised in this country, particularly F. magellanica.
From this plant came F. Riccartonii which now grow in profusion as hedges in the West Country and the west coast of Scotland. They are evident by the masses of brilliant rich red and purple flowers.
The first crosses between species was during the 1820’s.
The crosses between F. cocconea, F. magellanica and F. arborescens were probably responsible for the first cultivars produced.
Species, Including Sub Species & Variants
| F. abrupta | F. fulgens & variants | F. perscandens |
| F. alpestris | F. furfuracea | F. petiolaris |
| F. ampliata | F. garleppiana | F. pilaonsis |
| F. Andrei | F. gehrigeri | F. pilosa |
| F. apetala | F. glaberrima | F. polyantha |
| F. aborescens | F. glazioviana | F. pringsheimii |
| F. austromontana | F. harlingii | F. procumbens |
| F. ayavacenis | F. hartwegii | F. putumayensis |
| F. bolivians & variants | F. hatchbachii | F. regia |
| F. braclinae | F. huanucoensis | ssp regia |
| F. brevilobis | F. hirtella | ssp reitzii |
| F. campos-portoi | F. inflate | ssp serrae |
| F. canescans | F. insignis | F. rivularis |
| F. caucana | F. jimenezii | F. salicifolia |
| F. ceracae | F. juntansensis | F. sanctea-rosea |
| F. cestroides | F. lehmannii | F. sanmartina |
| F. chloroloba | F. llewelynii | F. scabriuscula |
| F. cinerea | F. loxensis | F. scherffiana |
| F. coccinea | F. lyciodes | F. sessilifolia |
| F. cochabambana | F. macropetala | F. simplicicaulis |
| F. confertifolia | F. macrophylla | F. splendens |
| F. coriacfolia | F. macrostigma | F. steyermarkii |
| F. corollata | F. magdalenea | F. sylvatica |
| F. corymbiflora | F. magellanica | F. tillettiana |
| F. crassistipula | F. mathewsii | F. tincta |
| F. cuatrecasasii | F. membranacea | F. triphylla |
| F. decidua | F. nana | F. tunariensis |
| F. decussate | F. nigricans | F. vargasiana |
| F. denticulate | F. orientalis | F. venusta |
| F. dependens | F. ovalis | F. verrucosa |
| F. exorticata | F. pachyrrhiza | F. vulcanica |
| F. ferreyrar | F. pallescens | F. wurdackii |
| F. fontinalis | F. paniculata |
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