In article (Dans l'article) <01bd027f$20c18ee0$LocalHost at espn1>, "Leo
Smit" <lspn at sprint.ca> wrote (écrivait) :
> Wanted: seed of Fuchsia magellanica or any of its subsp, from a site in or
> near it's natural range in southern Argentina and Chile. Can anyone advise
> of a possible supplier? (Apologies for not posting in Spanish)
>> There are a few aspects of similarity in the climate moderators of Nova
> Scotia, Canada and the far south of South America that lead me to believe
> (or hope?) that some of the deserving species of that region could make a
> go of the NS climate. I have some F. magellanica which has been
> overwintering (but dying back to the roots each year, which was sort-of
> expected) successfully even through some benchmark horrid winters, but it
> hasn't bloomed for me. I suspect the seed was of British origin, and
> depending on how many generations removed from the native range the plants
> were might have lost some of their native cold tolerance, which is why I
> want to go back to native stock.
In western Europe,F.magellanica has been extensively used for garden decoration
it is cut to the base every winter except in the cooler places.different
cultivar have been established,with some variations in the frost
resistance,the paler flowers being more sensible.
except for rare professionals,multiplication is by cuttings,and no derive
of the frost resistance was observed.
each year the bush is more dense and bigger,flowers appearing in mid july
and go on to the first frosts in early november
