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Launched at the world famous RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Celebrity Fuchsias have proved a perfect way to raise money for various charities across the UK. Already £1000s have been raised and donated and we hope further money will be raised in the future. We are pleased to be offering these varieties to our customers this season.

Available as young plug plants in 6cm pots and as larger plants in 9cm and 10.5cm pots. All varieties are subject to availability.We expect to have stock available again early 2011.

Prices:
plants in 6cm pots - £1.39 each (in 6cm pots) or £7.50 for 6.
plants in 9cm pots - £1.99 each or 5 for £9
plants in 10.5cm pots £2.99 each

Perfect with ... Fuchsias make excellent mixer plants, yet many aficionados would perhaps grow them as individual specimens, but for many of us, we like to integrate the fuchsia as a centre plant or the main trailing plant in our displays. Generally, seasonal foliage plants such as Nepeta variegata, Helichrysum (in Gold, Microphyllum, Silver and Variegated forms) and Variegated Felicia would combine beautifully – complimenting the plant rather than being the main attraction. As fuchsias perform best in partial shade, they do lend themselves to being planted with like-minded seasonal flowers such as Busy Lizzies (Impatiens) and Begonia semperflorens. They add a welcome impact to those dull, shady corners.

Fuchsia growing tips: Few plants provide such a colourful display as fuchsias provided you keep them healthy and vigorous. Fuchsias should be fed regularly in the early stages of growth to encourage a strong, bushy framework of stems. High nitrogen feeds such as Miracle-Gro and/or Baby Bio should be applied every 10-14 days from March onwards. Once we arrive in May, the feed should move over to something higher in potash, so opt for a Tomato feed such as Tomorite or Phostrogen.
Regularly pinching back is important to attain the right shape and to encourage plenty of basal growth, especially from trailing varieties of fuchsia. The term 'stopping' fuchsias simply means the removal of the growing tip(s) to encourage the development of stronger growth and therefore a greater number of flowers.
Keep the plants tidy by regularly 'deadheading' the faded blooms to help to actively encourage new ones to form and to stop the plants from setting seeds, which can sap the energy out of the plant.
Finally, keep unwanted pests at bay, namely whitefly and aphids, by applying one of the fatty horticultural soaps, or use Provado Ultimate Bug Killer, a good systemic insecticide, to control sap-sucking nasties. Watch out for vine weevil and a precautionary drench of Provado Vine Weevil Killer2 wouldn't go amiss from early spring onwards, especially if you grow your fuchsias in containers.


Fuchsia Ant and Dec. Go to Top of Page

Named after the popular all round entertainers Ant and Dec, aka Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.
A fuchsia with a difference, evoking memories of the boys in ballet costume. The long white buds open up to beautiful single blooms of a unique shade of lavender-blue. The pure white sepals curl up and over like bows of ribbon or a ballet pose, producing a fascinating and eye-catching display. Ideal for baskets, grown as a bush plant or trained as a standard plant. Flowers May through until late October.
Chosen Charity: Sunshine Coaches, Celebrity Website: www.officialantanddec.com
Height and Spread: 18in x 15in (45cm x 38cm).
Position: Prefers well-drained soil in partial shade.

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Fuchsia Beverley Sisters. Go to Top of Page

Named after the world famous British female vocal trio, popular in the 1950s and 1960s who were the first UK female group to break into the US Top 10! In 2006 New Year Honours list they were each awarded an MBE.
Chosen Charity: The Lifeboat Institute www.rnli.org.uk
A semi-lax variety of fuchsia. The pear-shaped buds open up to a plum-shaped double corolla of lavender-rose with red at their base. Sepals are rosy-red tipped green. As the blooms mature they become a true strawberry-red pink with strawberry-red feathering making a very colourful plant to use in baskets, or to train as bush or standard. The harmony of colour reflects the sisters’ harmonious musical voices.
Height and Spread: 18in x 22in (45cm x 50cm).

AVAILABILITY: Click on Check Availability to check stock. Items marked Pg (Pot grown) are normally available all year round.

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Fuchsia Charlie Dimmock. Go to Top of Page

Charlie Dimmock is known as the queen of the water feature, ponds, garden makeovers and of course Groundforce.
This fuchsia has a beautiful vigorous trailing habit producing a profusion of flowers with a violet-blue corolla and pinkish-red sepals: a must for hanging baskets and tubs, and a worthy combination plant for use in hayracks and wall plantings.
Chosen Charity: Eye Tumour Unit at the Liverpool Ophthalmic Hospital.
Height and Spread: 9in x 18in+ (23cm x 45cm+) as a trailer.
Position: Prefers well-drained soil in partial shade.

AVAILABILITY: Click on Check Availability to check stock. Items marked Pg (Pot grown) are normally available all year round.

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Fuchsia Ernie Wise. Go to Top of Page

Comedian and entertainer and the comedy side-kick to his life-long comedy partner, Eric Morecambe.
This versatile fuchsia can be used as an upright, trailer, pyramid or standard with its lavender, feathered, fluffy double pale-pink flowers with white sepals, a real all round entertainer, just like the man himself.
Chosen Charity: Eye Tumour Research, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Celebrity Website: www.morecambeandwise.co.uk
Height and Spread: 9in x 18in+ (23cm x 45cm+) as a trailer.
Position: Prefers well-drained soil in partial shade.

AVAILABILITY: Click on Check Availability to check stock. Items marked Pg (Pot grown) are normally available all year round.

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Fuchsia Felicity Kendal. Go to Top of Page

Popular actress of screen and stage, including 'The Good Life', the ITV murder mystery series 'Rosemary & Thyme' and has appeared alongside Catherine Tate and David Tennant in 'Doctor Who'.
A delicate balance of light green variegated foliage contrasting against large double purple with pale lavender flowers which mature to a rich purple makes this fuchsia a firm favourite with all gardeners who want to live 'The Good Life'.
Chosen Charity: Eye Tumour Research, Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
Height and Spread: 18in x 24in (45cm x 60cm).
Position: Prefers well-drained soil in partial shade.

AVAILABILITY: Click on Check Availability to check stock. Items marked Pg (Pot grown) are normally available all year round.

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Fuchsia Gary Rhodes. Go to Top of Page

Chef and top cookery writer, Gary Rhodes is also well-known for his shows such as 'Masterchef', 'Hell's Kitchen' and the BBC's 'Great British Menu'. Gary also owns restaurants and he has his own line of cookware.
This flamboyant double trailing fuchsia has a dramatic aubergine-black corolla set off by aubergine-red upright sepals contrasted against olive green foliage. An ideal plant to use in baskets or containers, "a real culinary delight" as Gary would say.
Chosen Charity: Head First. (This charity supports research into head injuries, stroke and associated brain damage), Celebrity Website: www.garyrhodes.com
Height and Spread: 9in x 18in+ (23cm x 45cm+) as a trailer.
Position: Prefers well-drained soil in partial shade.

AVAILABILITY: Click on Check Availability to check stock. Items marked Pg (Pot grown) are normally available all year round.

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Fuchsia Joanna Lumley. Go to Top of Page

Best known for her roles in 'The New Avengers', 'Sapphire & Steel', and 'Absolutely Fabulous' as well as numerous stage roles, Joanna is also a former model, human rights activist (recently the Gurkha Justice Campaign) and an animal welfare activist.
This fuchsia is an exquisite double variety. The sepals are white-tinged pink and upward looking with a corolla of a delightful shade of lilac with pretty pink feathering on the petals. Joanna described this bloom as "Very beautiful with such loveliness and skilful breeding". A versatile semi-lax variety, which can be enjoyed on the patio or in the garden.
Chosen Charity: Barnardos
Height and Spread: 18in x 15in (45cm x 38cm).
Position: Prefers well-drained soil in partial shade.

AVAILABILITY: Click on Check Availability to check stock. Items marked Pg (Pot grown) are normally available all year round.

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Fuchsia Jonny Wilkinson. Go to Top of Page

The famous England rugby union team captain rose to fame from 2001 to 2003, before and during the 2003 Rugby World Cup, perhaps his finest hour in recent sports history.
Large single variety with a tube of the flower shaped like a rugby ball, and coloured soft-coral filtering down into the sepals which are held at right angles. The corolla is a striking shade of vermillion and this variety makes a good standard, bush and basket plant to be looked at from up and under to remind you of the winning goal securing the World Cup.
Chosen Charity: NSPCC
Height and Spread: 20in x 24in (50cm x 60cm).
Position: Prefers well-drained soil in partial shade.

AVAILABILITY: Click on Check Availability to check stock. Items marked Pg (Pot grown) are normally available all year round.

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Fuchsia Lord Lloyd Webber. Go to Top of Page

The multi-talented Lord Lloyd Webber is a composer, producer and has pioneered the casting of musical theatre with the Emmy award-winning BBC Series 'How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria', 'Any Dream Will Do' and 'Oliver'. This year he will work with the BBC to find Dorothy and Toto for a new theatrical production of 'The Wizard of Oz'.
A double semi-trailing variety, corolla fully flared and flattish, opens heavily veined aubergine, darker at base.
Chosen Charity: Help 4 Heroes www.helpforheroes.org.uk, Celebrity Website: www.andrewlloydwebber.com
Height and Spread: 9in x 18in+ (23cm x 45cm+) as a trailer.
Position: Prefers well-drained soil in partial shade.

AVAILABILITY: Click on Check Availability to check stock. Items marked Pg (Pot grown) are normally available all year round.

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Fuchsia Ronnie Barker. Go to Top of Page

Legendary comedian, character actor and comedy writer with hit series including 'Porridge', 'Going Straight', 'The Two Ronnies' and 'Open All Hours' with Sir David Jason, who played the hapless Grenville.
This fuchsia has a large double corolla of an outstanding colour of orange-vermillion with pale orange markings and sepals of salmon to light-orange with a crepe-like texture. Foliage is a dark green colour. It makes a superb bush or standard. An outstanding variety chosen by the great man himself, he thought the buds were a lovely shape and reminded him of 'Nurse Gladys Emmanuel' (from 'Open All Hours').
Chosen Charity: Diabetes UK.
Height and Spread: 18in x 24in (45cm x 60cm).
Position: Prefers well-drained soil in partial shade.

AVAILABILITY: Click on Check Availability to check stock. Items marked Pg (Pot grown) are normally available all year round.

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Fuchsia Sarah Brightman. Go to Top of Page

World renowned soprano who sprung to fame by playing Christine Daaé in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical 'Phantom of the Opera'.
A vibrant contrasting two colour double bloom. Sepals are pure white suffused with lavender, with a crepe-like texture on the under surface. The corolla is three-quarter flared with a flat shape and turned under margins. The vibrant blue-violet petals have large pure white feathering. This semi-upright variety makes an exceptional standard, bush or basket plant and is as prominent as Sarah herself.
Chosen Charity: Eye Tumour Research, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Celebrity Website: www.sarah-brightman.com
Height and Spread: 20in x 24in (50cm x 60cm).
Position: Prefers well-drained soil in partial shade.

AVAILABILITY: Click on Check Availability to check stock. Items marked Pg (Pot grown) are normally available all year round.

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Fuchsia Sarah-Jane Cox. Go to Top of Page

British and world Triathlon champion.
This fuchsia has an upright habit with fascinating single blooms. Three-quarter flared corolla producing different colour combinations on each petal with a lavender base, but with pretty pink splashes, feathers or flecks, all with red veining. Sepals are bright-red with green tips and the flower has perfectly rounded red buds. Makes an easy self-branching bush for the container or the garden border.
Chosen Charity: Somerset Cycle Trust.
Height and Spread: 24in x 18in (60cm x 45cm).
Position: Prefers well-drained soil in partial shade.

AVAILABILITY: Click on Check Availability to check stock. Items marked Pg (Pot grown) are normally available all year round.

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Fuchsia Sir David Attenborough. Go to Top of Page

World famous naturalist, author and broadcaster and for many people he is the face and voice of natural history over the past 50 years. Working at the BBC, he has written, produced and narrated hundreds of hours of ground-breaking programmes, including 'Life On Earth' and more recently 'Life'.
This fuchsia has large double flowers with a distinctive formation, having four central petals of plain lavender. Each outer petal consists of rosy-lavender marbled white and is square shaped. Sepals are held horizontally, reflexed with green tips. Large globular pointed buds are produced and you don't have to wait long for these wonderful blooms to appear. Semi-upright habit makes is suitable for bush, basket or standard.
Chosen Charity: Flora and Fauna International
Height and Spread: 20in (50cm).
Position: Prefers well-drained soil in partial shade.

AVAILABILITY: Click on Check Availability to check stock. Items marked Pg (Pot grown) are normally available all year round.

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Fuchsia Sir David Jason. Go to Top of Page

One Britain's much-loved and award-winning actors, Sir David Jason shot to fame as Granville in 'Open All Hours' (opposite Ronnie Barker), 'Only Fools and Horses', 'The Darling Buds of May' and 'A Touch of Frost'.
This fuchsia has a medium upright habit presenting a riot of violet-veined and red flowers. It has one of the most dramatic flowers when mature as the colour intensifies and the blood-red of the sepals contrasts vividly with the dark green of the foliage.
Chosen Charity: Diabetes UK
Height and Spread: 18in x 24in (45cm x 60cm).
Position: Prefers well-drained soil in partial shade.

AVAILABILITY: Click on Check Availability to check stock. Items marked Pg (Pot grown) are normally available all year round.

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Fuchsia Sir Ian Botham. Go to Top of Page

Former England Test cricketer and fundraiser and in August 2009 Sir Ian was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
This superb variety is double with perfectly shaped petals of a gorgeous rich-lilac colour. A rich-pink area at base of the petals gives the corolla a lovely pink glow and the sepals, which are pale-pink on the upper surface and rich-pink on the underside, blend into the petals. White acorn-shaped buds surprise you as they open up to this astonishing colour transformation. This semi-upright variety is a good all rounder as versatile as the sportsman himself!
Chosen Charity: Leukaemia Research. www.lrf.org.uk
Height and Spread: 18in (45cm).
Position: Prefers well-drained soil in partial shade.

AVAILABILITY: Click on Check Availability to check stock. Items marked Pg (Pot grown) are normally available all year round.

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Fuchsia Sir Steve Redgrave. Go to Top of Page

Former British rower, five times Olympic Gold Medallist and fundraiser, Sir Steve Redgrave currently is involved in the London 2012 Olympics as the newly-appointed 2012 Sports Legacy Champion.
This fuchsia has a trailing habit producing highly attractive double flowers which are white with a pink base containing blood-red sepals. Ideal in baskets and containers or can be used as a lax bush in a casual planting scheme.
Chosen Charity: Steve Redgrave Fund. (A charity which aims to use the power of sport and sporting activity to bring about positive change in the lives of disadvantaged children, young people and their communities.)
Height and Spread: 20in x 24in (50cm x 60cm).
Position: Prefers well-drained soil in partial shade.

AVAILABILITY: Click on Check Availability to check stock. Items marked Pg (Pot grown) are normally available all year round.

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