Fuchsia Alice Hoffman (Hardy Fuchsia)

One of the smallest hardy Fuchsias, Fuchsia 'Alice Hoffman' is an upright deciduous shrub with small semi-double flowers adorned with rose-red sepals and tube and a white corolla with rose veining. Emerging in spring, small, ovate, bronze tinted, dark green leaves line the gracefully arching branches. From early summer until frost, the shrub is decorated with a profusion of blossoms which are attractive to bees and hummingbirds. Compact, this flowering shrub is perfect at the front of the hardy border or in the rock garden. Ideal for small gardens.

• Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.
• Grows up to 18-24 in. tall and wide (45-60 cm).
• A full sun to part shade lover, this plant is best grown in moist, fertile, well-drained soils. Provide a deep winter mulch and shelter from cold drying winds.
• Plant as a specimen or in small groups. Perfect for beds and borders, cottage gardens, coastal gardens, rock gardens or containers.
• In early to mid-spring cut back the previous year's flowering stems to within one or two buds of the older woody framework. Also remove any thin, weak or dead growth. This stimulates development of strong new growth on which flowers will be produced in late summer.
• Propagate by softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings
• Watch for rust, capsid bug and caterpillars.