Fuchsia arborescens
hardly looks like a fuchsia until you look up close at the flowers.
And it makes for a rather small tree. The biggest that I have seen
was about 15 feet tall. Fuchsia arborescens is tender if there is frost.
Fuchsia arborescens grows its best in the shade but can tolerate full sun
if it is growing near enough to the coast. These flowers are
displayed most of the warmer portion of the year. Such a free
flowering plant deserves a greater distribution in gardens. Fuchsia
arborescens has had little damage by the Fuchsia thrips. But if your
garden is already battling the thrips I would not plant this one.
High
resolution images of Fuchsia
arborescens are available
