''Fuchsia boliviana'' is a species of ''

Fuchsia ''Fuchsia'' ( ) is a genus of flowering plants that consists mostly of shrubs or small trees. Almost 110 species of ''Fuchsia'' are recognized; the vast majority are native to South America, but a few occur north through Central America to Mex ...

'' native to southern

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and northern

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Description

It is a medium evergreen shrub, growing to 2–4 m tall, rarely to 6 m, with a spreading, open habit. It has large, hairy mid-green leaves and red petioles. It has large drooping corymbs up to 20 cm long borne in late summer and autumn of scarlet red flowers with the individual flowers 3–7 cm long. A white-flowering form exists named 'Alba', with a white tube and scarlet petals. After flowering it bears small red-purple, edible fruit 10–26 mm long.Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening'' 2: 352. Macmillan .Bryant, K., Rodd, T. (2005). ''The Ultimate Plant Book''. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia ''Fuchsia boliviana'' is widely grown in shade or part-shade in cooler,

subtropical The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical zone, geographical and Köppen climate classification, climate zones immediately to the Northern Hemisphere, north and Southern Hemisphere, south of the tropics. Geographically part of the Ge ...

climates. Plants require protection from direct sun and temperatures exceeding 40 °C. The plants are hardy to about −4 °C for short periods. Propagation is by seed or cuttings.

References

boliviana Flora of Argentina Flora of Bolivia Flora of Peru Plants described in 1876 Taxa named by Élie-Abel Carrière {{Myrtales-stub