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Fuchsia fulgens

Fuchsia fulgens[1][2][3] is a plant of the genus Fuchsia native to Mexico[1][2] and Central America.[citation needed]

Fuchsia fulgens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Fuchsia
Species:
F. fulgens
Binomial name
Fuchsia fulgens
Synonyms

Ellobium fulgens Lilja
Spachia fulgens (Moc. & Sessé ex DC) Lilja

Description

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Shrubby, upright growth and thickened, tuberous roots.[2]

  • Height and Spread: Reaches heights of 1.5 m (5 ft) or more.[1] Spreads as wide as 80 cm (32 in).[1]
  • Stems: Woody
  • Leaves: Opposite, ovate[1][2] or heart-shaped leaves are pale[1] or sage[2] green, paler green[2] or flushed red[1] beneath. Length ranges from 9–23 cm (3.5–9 in),[1] or typically 17x12cm (7x5in)[2] with fine red teeth[1][2] tipped with glands.[1]
  • Flowers: Short,[2] terminal[1] racemes[1][2] of pendant, single flowers.[1]
    • Tube: Tubes range in color from pink to dull red[1] or scarlet.[2]
    • Sepals: Sepals are pale red,[1][2] or pale yellow[2] at the base, and tinged yellow-green at the margins.[1][2]
    • Corolla: Bright red in color.[1][2]
  • Fruit: Oblong to ellipsoid in shape and deep purple in color.[1]

Cultivation

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  • Hardiness: Half-hardy. Minimum temperature of 5 °C (41 °F).[1]

Etymology

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Fuchsia is named for Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566), a renaissance botanist and professor at Tübingen. Fulgens means 'shining' or 'glistening', often in reference (as in this case) to red flowers.[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Brickell, Christopher "The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z of Garden Plants (Volume 1: A-J)", 3rd ed. Copyright 1996, 2003, 2008 Dorling Kindersley Ltd., London. ISBN 9781405332965 pp 461
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Ewart, Ron (1982). "Fuchsia Lexicon". Blandford Books Ltd. ISBN 0713710780. pp 20
  3. ↑ The Plant List
  4. ↑ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 171, 172
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