Fuchsia arborescens
Aretillo · Tree fuchsia
Description
Source: leafsnapFuchsia arborescens, commonly known as the tree fuchsia, is a tree of the genus Fuchsia native to Central America. It belongs to the section Schufia and is most closely related to Fuchsia paniculata.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Lady's eardrops occurs naturally in habitats like forest understories and rocky sites, where it grows in natural shade. It favors partial sun but will tolerate full sun or full shade, reflecting its versatile and hardy nature.
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Lady's eardrops displays good temperature adaptability, tolerating higher heat and larger temperature swings. In hot weather, care should be taken with watering and providing adequate shade to avoid sunburn. Conversely, Lady's eardrops is relatively sensitive to low temperatures. It can endure some cold, but overly cold conditions may cause frost damage.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
Timing is crucial when fertilizing Lady's eardrops. Start in early spring and continue monthly through early summer. Fertilizer encourages lovely blooms and supplies energy during both dormant and active growth phases.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Fuchsia
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-11
- Mature Height
- 2.13 m
- Mature Spread
- 91 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Pink, Purple
- Flower Size
- 2.03 cm to 3.05 cm
- Bloom Time
- All year round
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- All year round
- Native Area
- Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama