My fuchsias (Annabel) were still in bloom around Christmas and were doing
really well. Alas the snow we had last month has resulted in them being no
more than a few very sad looking dried out twigs. I have pruned them back to
about 3 inches above the ground..is there any hope? Will they come back to
life in the Spring?

Nicky

"nicky" wrote in
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My fuchsias (Annabel) were still in bloom around Christmas and were
doing really well. Alas the snow we had last month has resulted in
them being no more than a few very sad looking dried out twigs. I have
pruned them back to about 3 inches above the ground..is there any
hope? Will they come back to life in the Spring?

Probably, though it has been a bit nippy this year! Wait and see.

If you can't wait, try rubbing a bit of the bark off the base of one of the
remaining stems, and see if it is green underneath. If it is, you are
probably OK - if it isn't you may still get away with it as the roots are
amazingly tough.

They do grow very fast, so you could get a few plug plants now, keep them
inside and feed well, and they'd soon be almost the size of the old ones.

Victoria

A few years ago I had a Fuchsia Magalenica alba which was around 6ft heigh
and which had come through 4 or 5 winters with just around 50 to 60 % die
back, then we had a really hard set of frost and it was killed back to
ground level, I had given up on it but mid July it started shooting from
below ground, and by the end of the season it was back to around 3ft.
If your plant is 2 or 3 years old then it will have much more chance than if
it was facing its first winter.

--
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

"david" wrote in message
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A few years ago I had a Fuchsia Magalenica alba which was around 6ft heigh
and which had come through 4 or 5 winters with just around 50 to 60 % die
back, then we had a really hard set of frost and it was killed back to
ground level, I had given up on it but mid July it started shooting from
below ground, and by the end of the season it was back to around 3ft.
If your plant is 2 or 3 years old then it will have much more chance than
if
it was facing its first winter.

--
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk


Thanks David and Victoria,

It was their first winter but I live in hope that they may still
survive....Out of interest are there any truly hardy fuchsias?

Nicky

'nicky',

I am sure that you will be pleased to note that your fuchsias are
included in the 'hardy' list of The British Fuchsia Society for show
purposes.

http://www.thebfs.org.uk/hardy/

Regards,
Emrys Davies.




"nicky" wrote in message
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My fuchsias (Annabel) were still in bloom around Christmas and were
doing
really well. Alas the snow we had last month has resulted in them
being no
more than a few very sad looking dried out twigs. I have pruned them
back to
about 3 inches above the ground..is there any hope? Will they come
back to
life in the Spring?

Nicky

" Emrys Davies" wrote in message
...
'nicky',

I am sure that you will be pleased to note that your fuchsias are
included in the 'hardy' list of The British Fuchsia Society for show
purposes.

http://www.thebfs.org.uk/hardy/

Regards,
Emrys Davies.


that gives me some hope On a happier note, my Japanese anemones looked
similarly sad and sorry but are putting out new leaves at the base.

Nicky

"nicky" wrote in message
...
My fuchsias (Annabel) were still in bloom around Christmas and were
doing
really well. Alas the snow we had last month has resulted in them
being no
more than a few very sad looking dried out twigs. I have pruned them
back to
about 3 inches above the ground..is there any hope? Will they come
back to
life in the Spring?

Nicky


When planting fuchsias it is often recommended to plant them deep, I
plant c4", this helps when they need to grow from the base. IIRC
generally fuchsias that grow from the base are hardy, the rest are not.

Bell

"Annabel" wrote in message
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"nicky" wrote in message
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My fuchsias (Annabel) were still in bloom around Christmas and were
doing
really well. Alas the snow we had last month has resulted in them
being no
more than a few very sad looking dried out twigs. I have pruned them
back to
about 3 inches above the ground..is there any hope? Will they come
back to
life in the Spring?

Nicky


When planting fuchsias it is often recommended to plant them deep, I
plant c4", this helps when they need to grow from the base. IIRC
generally fuchsias that grow from the base are hardy, the rest are not.

Bell


Hi,
I have had the same fuschia plants grown outside (in Aberdeen) in pots evey
year for about 6 years now - every spring I wonder whether to throw them out
as they look like a collection of dead twigs, but every year they surprise
me, and providing you keep potting them on and feeding them seem to do well.
Sorry I can't tell you the type, but they're handsome!
Chris