Fuchsias are nature's feeders for hummingbirds and butterflies and yield a continuous summer display of blooms. These garden work horses have a long flowering season and little need for care. Christine Kitch / Skagit County Master Gardeners
Master Gardener Diane Erickson demonstrates proper propagation techniques. She first selects a growing tip of a healthy plant with a stem 2-3 inches long and three sets of leaves. Trish Varrelman / Skagit County Master Gardeners
Fuchsias are nature's feeders for hummingbirds and butterflies and yield a continuous summer display of blooms. These garden work horses have a long flowering season and little need for care. Christine Kitch / Skagit County Master Gardeners
A delicate dancing garden ornament. Fuchsias yield a continuous summer display of blooms. Christine Kitch / Skagit County Master Gardeners
Master Gardener Diane Erickson demonstrates proper propagation techniques. She first selects a growing tip of a healthy plant with a stem 2-3 inches long and three sets of leaves. Trish Varrelman / Skagit County Master Gardeners
Excess leaves and stems are cleanly clipped off. Trish Varrelman / Skagit County Master Gardeners
The leaf nodes, from which the roots will form, are now exposed and ready for planting. Trish Varrelman / Skagit County Master Gardeners
Stems are set into light potting soil, watered, labeled and placed in a bright spot to root. Trish Varrelman / Skagit County Master Gardeners
Hardy Fuchsias, a botanical drawing by Bryn Kremling. Skagit County Master Gardeners
Such a floral paradise we live in! From the first sunny yellow blast of February’s daffodils through the dazzling swatches of colorful April tulips, we move into May’s explosion of azaleas, rhododendron, lilacs, lilies, peonies and more. All the while our senses are captured by these lovelies, another star contender is waiting in the wings for its time on center stage.
Fuchsias are outstanding not only for their continuous summer display of dainty, dancing blossoms, which attract butterflies and hummingbirds, but for their ability to perform well in maritime climate conditions here in the Pacific Northwest. Thousands of cultivars are available, and about 110 species are found in the wild in Central and South America.
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