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Family: Onagraceae (on-uh-GRAY-see-ee) (Info) Genus: Fuchsia (FEW-she-uh) (Info) Cultivar: Dollar Princess Additional cultivar information: (aka Princess Dollar) Hybridized by Lemoine; Year of Registration or Introduction: 1912
Hardiness: 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) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade Light Shade
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: Fuchsia (Red-Purple) Purple
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall
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 herbaceous stem cuttings From softwood cuttings
Seed Collecting: N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
On Jul 13, 2009, PedricksCorner from Freedom, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:
I like Dollar Princess for it's sun hardiness and it's cute little double blossoms. Small like the singles, but double like the big guys! Kind of like a mini Voodoo or Gypsy Prince. And so many of them at once! The stems are a bit thin, but it is a young plant and I am sure they will get stronger with age.
On Mar 31, 2007, msnthrop from Saint George, UT (Zone 8a) wrote:
Just picked this up at Lowes. Came from El Modena Gardens. The grower lists it as Partial Sun, Water Regularly, Rapid Growth, Cold Hardiness to 32 degrees F, Average Height x Width as 2' - 3'. All summer color to brighten up a shady area. Will be interesting to see what kind of high temps it can tolerate here in SW Utah (St. George).
Just a gorgeous plant, couldn't pass it up.
On Oct 22, 2006, darylmitchell from Saskatoon, SK (Zone 3a) wrote:
I grew this in a mostly shady spot in a container with lobelia and oxalis. The flowers were very attractive, despite being very heavy and bending the stems under their weight. What I was impressed by was its tolerance to flooding. I had it in a container without drainage holes, and it was repeated filled with water by an underground sprinkler head. While its companions died, the fuchsia kept on blooming.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Amesti, California Camarillo, California Cazadero, California Chowchilla, California San Diego, California West Vero Corridor, Florida Gardere, Louisiana Hopkinton, Massachusetts Averill Park, New York Marshall Creek, Texas St George, Utah Chimacum, Washington North Bend, Washington Seattle, Washington
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