Fuchsia ‘Checkerboard’

Fuchsia 'Checkerboard' has single blooms of white to palest pink with bright red corollas.

Fuchsia ‘Checkerboard’ has single blooms of white to palest pink with bright red corollas. A number of different Fuchsia are hardy to zone 7 or 8. To increase hardiness bury the base of the shrub 3-4 inches below the surface of the soil as you would a rose.

Common Name:  Hardy Fuchsia

Family:  Onagraceae (The Evening Primrose Family)

Zone Hardiness:  7-10

Light:  Full Sun Part Sun

Height:  12-24"

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Red

Secondary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Shrub

Bloom Time:  Summer - Fall

Soil Moisture:  Average

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Fragrance:  No

Berries:  

Benefits:  Hummingbirds Bees

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

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