Trailing fuchsia
Fuchsia procumbens
Family: Onagraceae
What it is like
A deciduous or evergreen trailing plant. It may spread 1 m wide. It is mostly only 15 cm high. The leaves are small and heart shaped. The flowers are erect. They are small. They have green to pale orange tubes. There are green to purple tipped sepals and no petals. The fruit are plum like and red.
There are about 100 Fuchsia species.
Where it is found
It is a warm temperate plant. It grows naturally in New Zealand on rocks and sand above high water mark in coastal areas. It is frost hardy. It suits hardiness zones 8-10.
Countries/locations it is found in
Australia, Europe, New Zealand (country/location of origin), Slovenia, Tasmania
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Flowers, fruit
How it is grown
It can be grown from ripened seed.
Its other names
Local names
Polegla fuksija.