Fuchsia ‘Lottie Hobby’
Fuchsia ‘Lottie Hobby’ is a bedding plant that can grow 50cm – 1.5m tall and 10cm – 50cm wide. In this growing guide we’ll learn the cultivation details and how to plant Fuchsia ‘Lottie Hobby’.
This plant is commonly known as fuchsia ‘Lottie Hobby’.
This is a deciduous plant that takes 2-5 years to reach full maturity.
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Plant profile
Common name: fuchsia ‘Lottie Hobby’
Scientific name: Fuchsia ‘Lottie Hobby’
Plant type: Bedding, Shrubs
Habit: Bushy
Height: 50cm – 1.5m
Spread: 10cm – 50cm
Foliage: Deciduous
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial shade
Soil: Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Moisture: Moist but well drained
Garden type: Informal Garden, Patio & Container Garden
Planting type: Flower borders and bedding
Other characteristics: Plants for pollinators, RHS Award of Garden Merit
Seasonal colors
| Season | Stem | Foliage | Flower | Fruit |
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| Spring | ||||
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Bedding plants are ideal for formal or informal flower beds, but also for growing in pots and containers of all kinds. They are important plants for their rapid growth, instant color and relatively low cost.
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How to plant
In this section we will learn how to plant Fuchsia ‘Lottie Hobby’, know its needs in terms of soil, watering and sun exposure.
Soil
Fuchsia ‘Lottie Hobby’ is a plant that adapts to all types of soils, chalk, clay, loam or sand.
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The chalky soil is pale and contains chunks of calcium-rich rock. It is a fertile and well-draining soil, almost always alkaline.
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Clay soil is composed of more than 25 percent clay particles. These particles have a high moisture holding capacity and the soil is heavy to dig and can be waterlogged in winter (dry in summer).
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The loam soil is dark, rich in organic matter but balanced in minerals. It offers the best of all worlds, retaining enough water for the plants, but allowing excess moisture to drain away. This is the most desired type of garden soil, perfect for most plants.
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Sandy soil is light, porous and very easy to drain. It is a soil poor in organic matter and nutrients. It is composed of relatively large mineral particles that allow water to drain quickly.
It is not very sensitive to soil acidity or alkalinity and grows well in soils with pH acid, alkaline or neutral.
Regarding drainage, Fuchsia ‘Lottie Hobby’ likes to grow in moist but well drained soil.
Sunlight
Fuchsia ‘Lottie Hobby’ is a plant that should be grown in full sun or partial shade positions.
