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Fuchsia procumbens (Trailing Fuchsia) - A semi-deciduous (evergreen in our mild climate) groundcover covering and area up to 3 feet in diameter and growing to only 3 inches high. It has small heart-shaped green leaves with un-Fuchsia like flowers. Appearing summer into fall the solitary small yellow orange upward facing short tubular flowers have green tinged purple reflexed sepals and contrasting blue pollen on orange stamens. The showy succulent rose-red colored berries produced after flowering are edible.
This plant grows in full coastal sun but seems to perform best in part sun to light shade with regular watering. It is cold hardy to about 25-30 degrees F and tolerant of coastal conditions. Not showy in bloom but the small flowers are very interesting upon examination, and the plant makes an attractive container plant, hanging basket, a small groundcover in a rock garden or grown over walls.
Fuchsia procumbens comes from coastal areas of the North Island of New Zealand. The name for the genus honors the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566) and the specific epithet refers to this plant's low growing nature. Other common names include Basket Fuchsia, Trailing Queen and Creeping Fuchsia.
The information displayed on this page about Fuchsia procumbens is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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