heat tolerant fuchsia?

ArchAngeL01 · 08-25-2009, 01:37 AM

is there any heat tolerant fuchsia's out there? everytime i buy one it crispies

what about magallanica?

island cassie · 08-25-2009, 08:33 PM

Hey AA - I would be interested in some of those!!! Heat tolerant is what I need too!

island cassie · 08-30-2009, 10:25 PM

This winter when it gets cooler, I am going to try lavender, geraniums and some supposedly heat tolerant sweet pea seeds (Spencer type not the perennials). They grow in France and Spain where it is hot and humid, but they are never seen here - not even geraniums. Wish me luck!

ArchAngeL01 · 08-31-2009, 10:09 PM

what winter?

island cassie · 08-31-2009, 10:16 PM

Haha! yep - when the daytime temp drops below 80f and we get our sweaters out!!

damaclese · 09-01-2009, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by island cassie

Haha! yep - when the daytime temp drops below 80f and we get our sweaters out!!

Boy i can relat to that!

ArchAngeL01 · 09-01-2009, 08:21 PM

thats hialrious ya'll

bananarama2 · 09-29-2010, 04:13 PM

Hope this thread isn't totally dead, but the fuschia magellanica is certainly heat tolerant here in our zone 8a climate, which is wet in winter, quite dry in the summer. Not heat proof, but I've seen lots growing in hot sunny sites, without irrigation. Look nice in bunches of 3 or 5 plants.

island cassie · 09-30-2010, 09:42 AM

Didn't try any Rik, but the geraniums, lavender and sweet peas all hit the compost heap - total waste of time!

coast crab · 09-30-2010, 01:45 PM

We use magallanica here as a potted plant or in hanging baskets. I've never seen it do well in the ground. They last a few years, and look pretty bad during the hottest part of the summer but rally when the weather is cooler.

R

bananarama2 · 09-30-2010, 03:38 PM

Pelargoniums (pot geraniums) and lavender are both from hot, dry areas of the world, so not surprised they didn't do well in DR. Sweet peas are a topic unto themselves. Head in the sun, feet in the shade kind of plant, do not do well in high temperatures or humidity....shame they look and smell so nice, but quite particular about siting. Interestingly, there's a variety of wild, perennial beach pea that grows without anyone's help on parts of Vancouver Island. Perhaps the perennial (available from seed houses) might do better for you? Pelargoniums and lavender do well in places like southern France and Spain,so that tells you what you have to provide to have success with them. Always something else to try, but who likes the frustration of failures in the garden?

TropiCool · 07-15-2021, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by island cassie

Didn't try any Rik, but the geraniums, lavender and sweet peas all hit the compost heap - total waste of time!

Not sure if you're still following this thread, but if you haven't already tried this, the Fuchsia to start with is your very own native F. triphylla (or some of its later hybrids):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuchsia_triphylla

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