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Sophie King

How to grow fuchsias for masses of fairy-tale blooms – 5 key steps for guaranteed success

Pink flowering fuchsias.

Fuchsias are one of my all-time favourite flowering plants. I’m a huge fan of anything that adds a fairytale feel to the garden, and with its bell-shaped blooms, my standard fuchsia does exactly that – and I thought it was about time I threw together a guide on how to grow fuchsias.

Fuchsias bloom from the middle of summer, but they have such a long flowering period that I count them one of the best autumn-flowering shrubs, too (up until the first frosts, anyway).

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