Fuchsia procumbens (Onagraceae) Deciduous shrub

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Fuchsia procumbens
Deciduous shrub
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The Fuchsia procumbens plant species is found in New Zealand. It is a member of the Onagraceae family. Some home gardeners know the variety as F. kirkii.

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Latin Name:  Fuchsia procumbens
Family:  Onagraceae
Author:  Cunn.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.15   Mature Width:  0.6

Habitat:  Sandy, gravelly or rocky places above the high tide mark, but occasionally covered by extra high tides, North Island[44].

Cultivation Notes: Succeeds in any fertile well-drained circum-neutral soil[200]. Succeeds in a good loam if sand and leafmold are added[1]. Plants flower better when grown in a poor sandy soil[188]. This species is only hardy in the mildest parts of Britain, it grows and fruits well in Cornwall[11]. The young growth in spring, even on mature plants, is frost-tender and so it is best to grow the plants in a position sheltered from the early morning sun[K]. The wild plant can be dioecoius or monoecious, but the form cultivated in Britain is self-fertile[11]. Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits[233]. A good bee plant[108].

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