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Fuchsia 'Royal Velvet'

 
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Family: Onagraceae (on-uh-GRAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Fuchsia (FEW-she-uh) (Info)
Cultivar: Royal Velvet
Hybridized by Waltz; Year of Registration or Introduction: 1962

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Category:
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Height:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Spacing:
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Red
Purple

Bloom Time:
Blooms all year
Blooms repeatedly

Foliage:
Deciduous

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From softwood cuttings

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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1 positive
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive PedricksCorner On Aug 28, 2009, PedricksCorner from Freedom, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

Royal Velvet, unlike most of the other varieties of uprights, grew into a bush before it began to produce blossoms, but it has proved well worth the wait!
FindThatFuchsia describes it as:
Sepals - Crimson
Corolla - Luminous Purple Splashed Red
It is truley gorgeous, with vigorous upright growth which can easily handle these heavy doubles.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Amesti, California



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