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Fuchsia triphylla 'Firecracker'

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Family: Onagraceae (on-uh-GRAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Fuchsia (FEW-she-uh) (Info)
Species: triphylla (try-FIL-uh) (Info)
Cultivar: Firecracker
Hybridized by Fuchsiavale; Year of Registration or Introduction: 1987

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One vendor has this plant for sale.

3 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

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

Spacing:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Red-Orange

Bloom Time:
Blooms repeatedly

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Deciduous
Variegated
Veined

Other details:
This plant is suitable for growing indoors
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
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Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Positive	Kell	On Aug 7, 2002, Kell from Northern California, CA (Zone 9b) wrote: This is a beautiful upright fuchsia that was discovered by John Riding and became available in 1999. The tops of the leaves are cream and green while the new growth is pink tinged. Some of the leaves are carried upright so you can see the backs of the leaves which are flushed in pink and the veins show up in deep pink. Very showy. This type of fuchsia has small but long tubular flowers that hang in clusters at the ends of each branch. This plant is somewhat tender in California but will grow quite large in a sheltered spot. Triphyllas can take more sun than a regular fuchsia and prefers to be kept dryer than a regular fushia also. Mine is a bush but I have seen it for sale in the nurseries here that are trained as small standards.