For extra cold tolerance, plant your hardy Fuchsia 4 inches deeper than it comes out of the pot. Avoid a baking hot spot, but they need sufficient sunshine to bloom well. All Fuchsias are big eaters.

However, some types, such as Fuchsia magellanica or hardy fuchsia and its hybrids, will survive in zones 6 and warmer, though ...

Unsurprisingly, hardy varieties can easily tolerate wind, rain and snow, and so are popular plants in cooler US hardiness zones across the Northern Hemisphere. Growing advice for fuchsias in pots ...

Ciscoe Morris, Seattle Times garden writer, says it is time to plant fuchsias so they have time to take root before winter; flowering plants and perennials need feeding in mid-August ...

Kiss your big blooming fuchsia flowers and baskets goodbye. Our first fall frost will wipe them out. But they'll come back every year if you plant tougher varieties called hardy fuchsias. In this ...

SEATTLE — Gardening expert Ciscoe Morris' plant of the month for August is hardy fuchsia. "I love the tweedle out of these things!" Ciscoe said. "This will keep blooming full speed, it's just ...

Large plants 4 to 6 inches deep; or if a 4-inch pot, bury half of the plant. This is key. - Feed when plants come up in spring with a fertilizer that's high in phosphorus, such as 15-30-15.

The Pacific Northwest has the perfect climate for cultivating hardy fuchsias as garden-worthy plants and not just seasonal décor; here are some expert tips.

Zone: When looking at the tags on a hardy fuchsia, check and see which zone the plant is hardy to. This will tell you if the plant will survive in our climate. We garden in a zone 8.

Keep your fuchsia plants pinched back for the best results. Rex Begonia There aren’t any flowers on the Rex begonia plant, but their colorful leaves make up for their lack of blooms.

Growing plants in my garden shows there is always hope to save something struggling. ... He advised that a hardy fuchsia would probably survive the winter if I planted it in the ground.