Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb'
fuchsia Tom Thumb
- 9cm pot
- £6.99
- In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
- 2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
- £13.98 £20.97
- In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: June to October
- Hardiness: frost hardy (may need winter protection)
Masses of small, pendent, red and mauve flowers from June to October and deep green leaves. This single-flowered, dwarf fuchsia makes an ideal container plant for a partially shady site, protected from cold, drying winds. An extremely free-flowering variety, in frost-prone areas 'Tom Thumb' is best over-wintered in a cool greenhouse. - Garden care: For the best results, protect from cold, drying winds. To produce bushy, well-branched plants pinch out the growing tips of young plants after the sixth or seventh pair of leaves. During the growing season water regularly, applying a balanced liquid fertiliser each month. Cut back to the permanent framework in early spring. In autumn, it is advisable to mulch the roots with a thick layer of well-rotted compost.
- Humans/Pets: Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten