Fuchsia
According to a French missionary in the early 1700s, the Brazilian name for Fuchsias was Molle cantu, or Bush of Beauty. These plants offer graceful habits and pendulous, tubular flowers that are richly colored. The following mite resistant varieties appreciate ample moisture.
We have Dr. Peter Baye, a Bay Area botanist and fuchsia breeder, to thank for this elegant 1996 ‘Fanfare x Fuchsia harlingii hybrid celebrating spectacular pendulous blooms and a winsome habit that conquers rust as well as fuchsia gall mite. Distinguished by decorative thick walls, wide-open tips and a lustrous finish, the tubular 3 in. long, scarlet-orange flowers embellish numerous loosely arranged, upright and arching branches clad in glossy, veined dark green leaves with reddish flip sides and petioles. Appreciative of adequate moisture, some humidity, dappled shade and protection from hot afternoon sun plus temperatures below 20°, ‘Grand Harfare’ lends dazzling multi-seasonal color to tropical-style gardens, sheltered garden niches and containers.
Blooms October–April
Size: 2' 0" – 4' 0" high x 3' 0" – 3-1/2' wide.
Hardy to zone 8.
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