Fuchsia fulgensThe Plant List is a plant of the genus Fuchsia native to Mexico and Central America.
Description Shrubby, upright growth and thickened, tuberous roots. Height and Spread: Reaches heights of 1.5 m (5 ft) or more.Brickell, Christopher "The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z of Garden Plants (Volume 1: A-J)", 3rd ed. Copyright 1996, 2003, 2008 Dorling Kindersley Ltd., London. pp 461 Spreads as wide as 80 cm (32 in). Stems: Woody Leaves: Opposite, ovate or heart-shaped leaves are pale or sage green, paler green or flushed red beneath. Length ranges from 9–23 cm (3.5–9 in), or typically 17x12cm (7x5in) with fine red teeth tipped with glands. Flowers: Short, terminal racemes of pendant, single flowers. Tube: Tubes range in color from pink to dull red or scarlet.Ewart, Ron (1982). "Fuchsia Lexicon". Blandford Books Ltd. . pp 20 Sepals: Sepals are pale red, or pale yellow at the base, and tinged yellow-green at the margins. Corolla: Bright red in color. Fruit: Oblong to ellipsoid in shape and deep purple in color.
Cultivation Hardiness: Half-hardy. Minimum temperature of 5 °C (41 °F).
Etymology Fuchsia is named for Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566), a renaissance botanist and professor at Tübingen. Fulgens means 'shining' or 'glistening', often in reference (as in this case) to red flowers.Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). pp 171, 172
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