Here you will find a selection of the most beautiful fuchsia varieties with different colors and growth forms as well as hardy fuchsia varieties for your garden.
Fuchsias (Fuchsia) are among the absolute hits among ornamental plants in the garden. There are over 107 fuchsia species and almost 12,000 varieties worldwide. The exotic plants are particularly valued for their numerous color variations. When it comes to the color of the flowers, a distinction is made between the sepals (sepals) and the petals (corolla), since these are colored differently in most varieties. So that you can get a comprehensive overview of the variety of fuchsias, we present the most popular and beautiful species and varieties of fuchsia below.
Fuchsia species
The most popular wild species include:
- Scarlet fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica): This species grows as a shrub from 1.5 to 3 meters in height and is therefore suitable excellent as a standard, there are several subspecies. Particularly pretty are:
- Fuchsia magellanica var. arauco : Red-white sepals with violet petals; hardy; perennial; Both fruits and flowers are edible.
- Fuchsia magellanica var. molinae: White flowers; extraordinarily robust and hardy; Both flowers and fruits are edible (surprisingly pleasant taste).
- Coral Fuchsia (Fuchsia triphylla):Coral fuchsias owe their name to the bright coral red flowers. The plants grow as shrubs up to 60 cm high. This species forms the parent species for grape-flowered fuchsias, the F.-Triphylla hybrids. These have particularly long and narrow flowers.
- Fuchsia microphylla: These fuchsias produce small black fruits all year round and many small pink flowers. Matching the flowers, the leaves are also very small and dainty. The species is hardy and the fruits and flowers are edible. There will be heights of upreached to 80 cm.
- Fuchsia paniculata: Also called lilac-flowered fuchsia and is ideal for pot culture . The species is easy to care for and forms many small flowers that grow in clusters. The blue seeds are edible and can be made into jam, for example.
- Fuchsia excorticata: This fuchsia species has a woody, tree-like habit of up to 10 meters and is therefore the largest of the fuchsia species. The flowers change color from green to purple and have a long tube that thickens towards the bottom. The blue pollen is something very special.
- Fuchsia procumbens: The species makes extraordinarily large fruits and unique fuchsia atypical pods Flowers in iridescent colors. Here, too, the flowers and the fruit are edible.
But caring for the wild species in your own home and getting them to bloom is a real masterpiece. A small hobby library can be filled with just the different requirements of the fuchsia species. Therefore, most species are only found as part of botanical collections and among enthusiasts. The commercially available fuchsias very rarely belong to the original wild species. They are art hybrids that now come in all sorts of color variations. Especially Fuchsia magellanica often served as one of the parent plants from which numerous new varieties emerged. The first hybrid variety 'Venus Victrix' was entered in the variety register as early as 1842 and has survived to this day. Introducing 50 beautiful strains that will have any botany lover raving about.
Fuchsia varieties standing
Varities with an upright habit are particularly suitable for beds and as a container plant. You can train your fuchsia into a voluminous bush or a pretty standard tree.
Standing fuchsias with single flowers
- 'Jungle': Long, narrow, medium-sized flowers with dark red sepals and orange petals.
- 'Christelchen': Small bright red flowers.
- 'Music of the Night': Variegated; medium-sized flowers withdark red sepals and black-purple petals.
- 'Deutsche Perle': Medium-sized flowers with white sepals and orange-red petals.
- 'Koralle': Narrow, long, medium-sized flowers of showy orange.
- 'Roger de Cooker': Medium-sized flowers with white sepals and lilac-pink petals.
- 'Sunshine': Medium-sized flowers with light pink sepals and orange petals.
- 'Ellebel': Small flowers with whitish pink sepals and lilac petals.
- 'Jollies Nancy'/'Nantes': Small flowers with pink/red sepals and purple/dark purple petals. The 'Jollies' range is known for its hardiness, good branching and colorful flowers.
Upright fuchsias with semi-double flowers
- 'Bunny': Medium-sized flowers with red sepals and lilac-pink petals.
- 'Lilofee': Large flowers with white sepals and purple-red petals.
- 'Ballet Girl': Medium sized flowers with red sepals and white petals.
- 'Alison Ryle': Medium-sized flowers with red sepals and lavender petals.
- 'Barbara Meier': Variegated, medium-sized flowers with dark red sepals and black-purple petals.
Fuchsias standing with double flowers
- 'Dawn Star': Large flowers with whitish pink sepals and lavender petals.
- 'Dark Lord': Large flowers with dark pink sepals and black-purple petals.
- 'Granada': Large, intense dark red flowers.
- 'Snowfire': Large flowers with white sepals and red petals.
Semi-hanging Fuchsias
These varieties are suitable for planting in pots, planters or hanging baskets, transforming the garden and balcony into a colorful fantasy land.
Semi-trailing fuchsias with single flowers
- 'Autumnale': Variegated foliage with red sepals and reddish purple petals
- 'Berbas Trio': Medium-sized flowers with red sepals and purple petals with white markings.
- 'Piccolo': Small flowers with white sepals and purple petals.
- 'Starfish': Medium-sized flowers with white sepals and pink petals.
- 'Elma': Small flowers with white-pink sepals and pink petals.
- 'Maiwunder': Medium-sized flowers with light pink sepals and pink petals.
Semi-trailing fuchsias with semi-double flowers
- 'Gletscherbruch': Medium-sized flowers with whitish-pink sepals and white petals.
- 'Glockenspiel': Medium-sized flowers with bright red sepals and purple-red petals.
- 'Föhnhimmel': Medium-sized flowers with white-pink sepals and lavender petals.
- 'Roesse Blacky': medium-sized flowers with dark red sepals and black-purple petals.
Fuchsia semi-trailing varieties with double flowers
- 'Dark Eyes': Large flowers with red sepals and purple petals.
- ‘First Lady’: Large, soft pink flowers.
- 'Happy Wedding Day': Large, innocent white flowers.
- 'Lady Beth': Large flowers with bright red sepals and lavender petals.
- 'Pink Darkness': Large flowers with pink sepals and purple petals.
- 'Super Sport': Large flowers with red sepals and white petals with purple pattern.
Hanging fuchsia varieties
Varieties that grow hanging are ideal for planting in balcony boxes and hanging baskets, but also for pot culture if the pot is raised a little.
Hanging fuchsia varieties with single flowers
- 'Annalina': Medium-sized flowers with salmon pink sepals and red petals.
- 'Big Slim': Large, long narrow flowers with light pink sepals and orange-red petals.
- 'Daisy Bell': Variegated, large flowers with salmon pink sepals and pink petals.
- 'Golden Arrow': Variegated with long narrow medium sized flowers, light orange sepals and orange petals.
- 'Pussycat': Long, narrow, medium-sized flowers with salmon pink sepals and deep pink petals.
- 'Vincent van Gogh': Medium-sized, long narrow flowers with light pink sepals and pink petals.
Hanging fuchsias with semi-double flowers
- 'Isarperle': Medium-sized flowers with white-pink sepals and white petals.
- ‘Pura Vida’: Large flowers with white sepals and petals in aubergine.
- 'Zuckerschnute': Large flowers of sugar-sweet white-pink.
- 'Wild Hunter': Medium-sized flowers with dark red sepals and purple petals.
Hanging fuchsia varieties with double flowers
- 'Angels Dream': Large flowers with whitish pink sepals and white petals.
- 'Blue Opal': Medium-sized flowers with white sepals and lavender petals.
- 'Carnival': Large flowers with white sepals and dark red petals.
- ‘Coq au Vin’: Large flowers with dark pink sepals and dark red petals.
- 'Drama Girl': Large flowers with light pink sepals and bluish pink petals.
- 'Coastal Dream': Large flowers with light pink sepals and whitish pink petals.
Hardy Fuchsias
With varieties like 'First Success', 'Winter Charm' and 'Winter Joy' you can marvel at the flowers of the fuchsia even in winter.
Winter hardy fuchsias are interesting if you want to plant your fuchsias in beds. Our top 10 hardy fuchsia varieties are as follows:
- 'Brockenfeuer': Red sepals with dark purple petals; upright growth up to 80 cm with small, simple flowers.
- 'Blue Sarah': Single flower with white-pink sepals and blue petals fading to purple; standing growth up to 90 cm.
- 'Mood Indigo': White pinksepals with dark red petals; semi-trailing growth up to 80 cm with medium-sized, double flowers.
- 'Thamar': White sepals with lavender petals; upright growth up to 40 cm with medium-sized, single flowers.
- 'Ballerina': Red sepals with white petals; upright growth up to 45 cm with medium-sized, single flowers.
- 'Lena': White-pink sepals with violet petals; semi-trailing growth up to 60 cm with semi-double, medium-sized flowers.
- 'Schauinsland': Variegated foliage with red sepals and violet petals; upright growth up to 100 cm with simple, small flowers.
- 'Schoene Helena': White-pink sepals with lavender petals; upright growth up to 50 cm with semi-double flowers in the middle.
- 'Delicate Purple': Single, medium-sized flower with dark pink sepals and eggplant petals; semi-hanging growth up to 40 cm.
- ‘Dollar Princess’: double flower with red sepals and dark purple petals; standing growth up to 70 cm with medium-sized, double flowers.
You can find a detailed overview of hardy fuchsia varieties in our specialist article here.