Fuchsia fulgens

Fuchsia fulgens^[1][2][3] is a plant of the genus Fuchsia native to Mexico^[1][2] and Central America.^{[citation needed]}

Fuchsia fulgens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Onagraceae
Genus:	Fuchsia
Species:	F. fulgens
Binomial name
Fuchsia fulgens Moc. & Sessé ex DC
Synonyms
Ellobium fulgens Lilja Spachia fulgens (Moc. & Sessé ex DC) Lilja

Description

Shrubby, upright growth and thickened, tuberous roots.^[2]

• Height and Spread: Reaches heights of 1.5 m (5 ft) or more.^[1] Spreads as wide as 80 cm (32 in).^[1]
• Stems: Woody
• Leaves: Opposite, ovate^[1][2] or heart-shaped leaves are pale^[1] or sage^[2] green, paler green^[2] or flushed red^[1] beneath. Length ranges from 9–23 cm (3.5–9 in),^[1] or typically 17x12cm (7x5in)^[2] with fine red teeth^[1][2] tipped with glands.^[1]
• Flowers: Short,^[2] terminal^[1] racemes^[1][2] of pendant, single flowers.^[1]
  • Tube: Tubes range in color from pink to dull red^[1] or scarlet.^[2]
  • Sepals: Sepals are pale red,^[1][2] or pale yellow^[2] at the base, and tinged yellow-green at the margins.^[1][2]
  • Corolla: Bright red in color.^[1][2]
• Fruit: Oblong to ellipsoid in shape and deep purple in color.^[1]

Cultivation

• Hardiness: Half-hardy. Minimum temperature of 5 °C (41 °F).^[1]

Etymology

Fuchsia is named for Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566), a renaissance botanist and professor at Tübingen. Fulgens means 'shining' or 'glistening', often in reference (as in this case) to red flowers.^[4]