Fuchsia 'Dollar Prinzessin'
fuchsia (syn. Fuchsia Dollar Princess)
- 9cm pot
- £5.59 £6.99
- In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
- 2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
- £11.18 £13.98
- In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
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- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or general-purpose compost for containers
- Rate of growth: fast
- Flowering period: June to October
- Hardiness: frost tender (will need winter protection)
A bushy, upright deciduous small shrub, ‘Dollar Prinzessin’ has waxy cerise-crimson sepals that recurve away from the deep purple petals, veined red, beneath. This is a popular, double-flowering fuchsia which makes for an attractive specimen for the front of borders, patio pots or grown on, with time, to create a glorious small, standard tree. Combine it with Begonia ‘Pink Giant’ to go for gold with ‘Britain in Bloom’.
To encourage growth, 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. Protect the roots with a generous layer of mulch in autumn, or move potted plants to a sheltered position in the garden during the worst of the winter weather.