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Fuchsia 'Bella Nikita'
A dual coloured delight in red and pink
Grown by Jack
Hereford
The highlights
- Compact bush with stunning flowers throughout the summer
- Dense, dark green ovate foliage
- Attractive to bees and other pollinators
- Brightens up any patio
Description
- Fuchsia 'Bella Nikita' is the epitome of elegance, with its rosy red and pastel pink flowers, and lightly serrated, forest green foliage
- Stunning pendulous flowers bloom throughout the summer, from June all the way through to October
- Place in full sun and this fuchsia will thrive - however, it can also be grown in partial shade, too!
- Versatility is this plant's middle name, and it will happily grow in containers, hanging baskets, borders, beds or window boxes
- Highly attractive to bees, butterflies and other common or garden pollinators
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How To Grow
Good pest and disease resistance
Fuchsias can have issues with vine weevils and rust. To combat vine weevil, inspect the leaves regularly. If there are notches bitten off the ends of the leaves then this is a strong sign of adult vine weevils. At night, you can go out and inspect the plant with a torch and, if you see any, pick them off and put them into a jar of water. You can also use specific nematodes that will target vine weevils and cause them to die. Rust presents itself as discolouring on the leaves and orange, fuzzy like patches. There is no specific fungicide for rust so, if spotted, you should prune away the leaves with clean pruning shears (washing the shears afterward) and burn the pruned leaves.
Water regularly
Water the plants to keep the soil consistently moist (but not waterlogged). During hot, dry, spells this means watering the plants at least once a day. If the plants are to be used in hanging baskets you may need to water twice a day if the plants begin to look distressed during hot periods.
Full sun to partial shade
Fuchsias should be planted where they will receive around 6-8 hours of direct sunlight every day, however they're also happy in partial shade.
Any fertile, well-drained soil
The best soil to use is a quality potting mix or garden compost which is filled with rich organic matter and drains water away easily.
Feed Regularly
Feed every week during the growing period with a high potash fertiliser such as liquid tomato feed.
Planting Calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
Hereford
Meet Jack
Perennials born in Herefordshire, blooming in your garden
Our perennials start life in the rolling Herefordshire hills, where Jack and his team trial over 250 new varieties each year to bring you the best performing and most sustainable plants in the UK. With over forty years of excellence, it’s no surprise that they’ve won the HTA Plant Grower of the Year award two years running.
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We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.
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30 January
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