Fuchsia regia (Vand. ex Vell.) Munz. var. radicans (Miers ex Lindl.) Munz
Frost-tender, erect to twining or trailing perennial, with leathery leaves and solitary or paired pendulous flowers in the axils of the upper leaves, to 5cm long, with bright scarlet red to rose-pink tube and sepals and deep purple petals. To 6m or more. [RHSD].
Horticultural & Botanical History
The Gardeners Chronicle of 1841 described it as a new species, flowering at the Birmingham Botanic Gardens (UK) in that year. It was first introduced in 1829 by John Miers and figured in the Botanical Register: ‘I was greatly struck with this beautiful species when I first met with it in the Oregon Mountains in 1829, clinging in long festoons from a very tall tree, and exhibiting abundance of its brilliant flowers.’ [BR f.66/1841]. FC p.97/1842. MB p.27/1842. BM t.3948/1842.
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [T.492/1850].
Notes
Published Aug 18, 2009 - 05:27 PM | Last updated Mar 14, 2010 - 11:17 AM
Fuchsia regia (Vand. ex Vell.) Munz. var. radicans (Miers ex Lindl.) Munz | BM t.3948/1842 | BHL
| Family | Onagraceae |
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| Region of origin | Brazil |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record | Fuchsia radicans |
| Confidence level | high |