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Moana Nursery High Desert Plant Finder & Guide

Group/Class:  Angel Earrings® Series

Brand:  Suntory

Description:

An outstanding series that is very heat tolerant, with great garden performance; this cascading selection features dark purple corollas with scarlet-pink tubes and sepals; very attractive to hummingbirds; perfect spilling from patio pots, in sun or shade

Ornamental Features

Angel Earrings® Cascading Fuchsia features dainty nodding deep purple bell-shaped flowers with pink overtones and scarlet calyces along the branches from late spring to mid fall. Its serrated pointy leaves remain dark green in color throughout the year.

Landscape Attributes

Angel Earrings® Cascading Fuchsia is a dense multi-stemmed annual with a shapely form and gracefully arching foliage. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It is a good choice for attracting hummingbirds to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Insects

Angel Earrings® Cascading Fuchsia is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• General Garden Use
• Container Planting
• Hanging Baskets

Planting & Growing

Angel Earrings® Cascading Fuchsia will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. Although it's not a true annual, this plant can be expected to behave as an annual in our climate if left outdoors over the winter, usually needing replacement the following year. As such, gardeners should take into consideration that it will perform differently than it would in its native habitat.

This plant does best in a location that gets morning sunlight but is shaded from the hot afternoon sun, although it will also grow in partial shade. Keep it away from hot, dry locations that receive direct afternoon sun or which get reflected sunlight, such as against the south side of a white wall. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It may require supplemental watering during periods of drought or extended heat. This plant is a heavy feeder that requires frequent fertilizing throughout the growing season to perform at its best. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

Angel Earrings® Cascading Fuchsia is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. It can be used either as 'filler' or as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, depending on the height and form of the other plants used in the container planting. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.