Hardy fuchsias are robust, low-maintenance, and perfect for the UK climate.
Unlike their tender cousins, these hardy types can survive outside all year round, without the need to lift or protect them over winter in most gardens.
They’ll grow happily in:
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Moist but well-drained soil
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Sunny or lightly shaded positions
- Sheltered spots protected from cold, drying winds
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Hardy ‘Alice Hoffman’
A compact, upright hardy fuchsia rising to around 60 cm, with attractive bronze-green foliage that beautifully offsets its profusion of petite, semi‑double blooms. The flowers feature delicate rose‑pink sepals atop white corollas striped with pink, giving a soft, elegant contrast in the summer-to-autumn garden. Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit and noted for its wildlife-friendly appeal—it’s a magnet for bees and butterflies
Hardy ‘Display’
A vigorous deciduous shrub (~60–75 cm), noted for its upright, free-branching habit and elegant single flowers. The blooms showcase rose-pink tubes and sepals with deeper pink corollas, offering a long summer-to-autumn display
Hardy ‘Dollar Princess’
An award-winning, bushy upright shrub (~45 cm tall), featuring striking double blooms: cerise-red outer sepals and rich purple ruffled petals. Flowering from early summer to frost, it’s hardy, low-maintenance, and highly attractive to bees and hummingbirds
Hardy ‘Tom Thumb’
A charming dwarf fuchsia reaching around 30–45 cm, celebrated for its early summer to autumn bloom. It produces masses of petite, single bell-shaped flowers—red-mauve tubes with purple corollas—on a compact, free-flowering bush, making it ideal for containers, rockeries, or borders
In particularly hard winters, the top growth may die back — but don’t worry. These fuchsias usually bounce back in spring, sending up fresh growth from below the ground. Simply cut back the dead stems when new shoots appear.
Keep the soil evenly moist during dry periods, and consider mulching in autumn to help protect roots and conserve moisture. A light spring feed will also encourage healthy new growth and a profusion of blooms.
Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, hardy fuchsias offer lasting colour and dependable performance — year after year.