On 26/06/2012 17:11, David Hill wrote:
On 25/06/2012 19:01, Spider wrote:
On 25/06/2012 16:17, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:43:01 +0100, Chris wrote:

On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:09:12 +0100, wrote:

Hello Everyone,

I've been asked to look after and take cuttings of Fuchsia 'Violet
Szabo', which is apparently unavailable in this country and seems
to be
generally rare. Does anyone know this plant or, better still, grow it?
I can't even find pics of it, let alone any cultural advice. It
would
particularly help if I knew how hardy it was, so that I may treat it
accordingly.

The fuchsia belongs to a London school where Violet Szabo attended.
The
school has a garden dedicated to her. The fuchsia has to be protected
during building works, and I have been asked. It is almost
irreplaceable, so I don't want to lose it, but at the same time must
build of fresh stock of it. No pressure then! :~[

Try Googling for 'fuchsia Violette Szabo'. Picture at
http://www.fuchsia.be/nl/product-det...violette-szabo
Surely no more difficult than any other fuchsia.
If you want to know more about the woman, go to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violette_Szabo

A bit more information. The English page of the above URL is at
http://www.fuchsia.be/en/product-det...violette-szabo

Originally produced by UK hybridiser Ron Holmes in 1980. His full
postal address in 2003 (Edenbridge, Kent) is given in the list of
fuchsia hybridisers at
http://www.americanfuchsiasociety.or...izers2003.html
If all else fails (!) and you need fresh material, he may still be
alive and contactable at that address.




Thank you so much, Chris! I don't know where I went wrong, but I'm most
grateful for your efforts. It's a pretty little thing. I'm hoping
that, because it's a smallish plant, the leaf nodes will be fairly close
together so that I can get lots of cuttings material without decimating
the plant. I won't get my hands on it until the weekend, but I'll be
interested to see it.


A quick Google search turned this up amongst several items
http://www.fuchsia.be/en/product-det...violette-szabo

David @ the wet and misty end of Swansea Bay



Thanks very much, David! It's a relief to see that their FAQ link is in
English; most encouraging if I need to make contact.

I believe that the plant I'll be handling came from Belgium, and
probably came from that very source, so I won't feel too cheeky asking
for help.

Alas, none of the links hints at the hardiness of the plant, so I'll
have to ask my contact at the school how long their previous plant was
in the garden before it perished in the cold. If it came through a few
winters I should be okay.

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay