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Our Hardies
Achievement.
(Hardy)
1886 (Melville). Single. Tube and Sepals pale cerise. Corolla purple to magenta. Flowers
very freely with large well shaped blooms. Suitable to grow as specimen for show work.
Good old variety. 2-3ft (60-90cm) H.3. £1.75
Alice Hoffman.
(Hardy) 1911
(Klese). Single. Tube and Sepals rose. Corolla white. Flowers small very freely produced.
grows low, compact bush. Hardy. 1½-2ft (45-60cm).
H.3 £1.75
Beauty of Prussia.
(Hardy) 1966
(Holmes). Double. Tube and Sepals scarlet. Corolla scarlet lake, veined scarlet. Medium
sized blooms, dark shiny foliage.
2½-3½ft
(75-100 cm). H.3. £1.75
Blue Gown.
(Hardy)
(Milne). Double. Tube and Sepals waxy carmine. Corolla blue to purple.
Flowers very large. Free early flowering for double type. Has been grown
well outside. 2-3ft (60-90cm). H.3. £1.75
Brilliant.
(Hardy) 1865
(Bull). Single. Tube and Sepals scarlet. Corolla violet magenta. Flowers extremely free,
grows upright. 2½-3ft (75-90 cm).
H.3. £1.75
Brutus.
(Hardy) 1897
(Lemoine). Single. Tube and Sepals cerise. Corolla purple shading to carmine at base.
Flowers medium, extremely free flowering. Grows upright. Can produce good standard.
2-2½ft (60-75cm). H.3. £1.75
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Charming.
(Hardy) 1895
(Lye). Single. Tube and Sepals carmine. Corolla reddish purple. Flowers medium size. Very
easy growing fuchsia, 2-2½ft (60-75cm).
H.3. £1.75
Chillerton Beauty.
(Hardy)
1847 (Bass). Single. Sepals pale rose pink. Corolla mauvish violet. Very free
flowering. 2½-3ft (75-90 cm). H.3. £1.75
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Corallina.
(Hardy) 1843
(Pince). Single. Tube and Sepals bright scarlet. Corolla rich purple. Low spreading type
fuchsia. 1-2ft (30-60cm).H.3. £1.75
David.
(Hardy)
1937 (Wood) Single. Tube and Sepals cerise. Corolla rich purple - freely
produced, Small blooms. Compact upright dark green foliage. Suitable for
fuchsia border edging. 1Ft (30cm) H.3. £1.75
Doctor Foster. (Hardy)
1899 (Lemoine). Single. Tube and Sepals scarlet. Corolla rich violet veined red, vividly
coloured. Flowers large for a hardy and very freely produced upright bush.
2-3ft (60-90cm). H.3. £1.75
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Dorothy
Hanley. 1(Hardy)
997 (Carless) Semi-double. Tube and Sepals dark
red with a flush of aubergine. Corolla dark aubergine. A vigorously
self-branching upright habit. 2-2½ft (60-75cm). H.2/H.3. £2.25
El Cid. (Hardy)
1966
(Dr. O Colville). Single. Tube and Sepals rich bright red. Corolla rich burgundy.
Excellent form strong growing fuchsia. 2-2½ft
(60-75cm). H.3. £1.75
Elfin Glade.
(Hardy) 1964
(Colville). Single. Tube and Sepals salmon rose. Corolla deeper salmon rose. Dainty pink
hardy. Secured award of merit B.F.S. 1½-2½ft
(45-75cm). H.3. £1.75
Empress of Prussia.
(Hardy)
1868 (Hoppe). Single. Tube and Sepals bright
scarlet. Corolla scarlet lake. Flowers very large for hardy fuchsia. 2½-3ft
(75-90cm). H.3. £1.75
Flash.
(Hardy) (Hazard).
Single. Small flowering bright red self. Very free and showy, upright growth. Suitable for
hedging in sheltered areas. 3½-4½ft (1-1.35m). H.3. £1.75
Foxgrove Wood.
(Hardy)
1993 (Stiff) Single. Tube and Sepals
pink. Corolla blue. Medium green foliage. Growth upright short jointed bush
2-3ft (60-90cm).
H.2/H.3. £2.25
Garden News.
(Hardy) 1978 (Handley). Double. Tube pink, short and thick. Sepals pink on outside, frosty
rose-pink underside, broad and short. Corolla shades of magenta-rose, base of petals
rose-pink. Blooms of attractive shape, mainly in fours at each pair of the leaf axils,
continuous flowering. Upright bush, one of our largest flowered hardies. 2½-3ft (75-100cm).
H.3. £2.00
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Genni.
(Hardy) 1951
(Reiter). Single. Tube and Sepals cerise. Corolla dark violet. Most striking plant having
yellow green foliage with such a dark violet flower. 2-3ft (60-90cm).
H.3. £1.75
Gracillis Variegata.
(Hardy) Tube and Sepals scarlet. Corolla purple. Silvery white variegated foliage suffused with
red. 3- 4½ft (90cm-1.35m). H.3. £1.75
Hawkshead.
(Hardy) 1988 (J. Travis). Single. Tube short, white suffused green Sepals white flushed green.
Corolla white, barrel shaped. Dark green small foliage. Growth very upright and bushy.
Suitable for hedging in sheltered areas. 3-5ft (90cm-1.5m). H.3.
£1.75
Heritage.
(Hardy)
1902 (Lemoine) Semi-double. Tube and
sepals scarlet, corolla rich purple. Flowers fairly large. 2-3ft (60-90cm). H.3.
£1.75
Howletts Hardy.
(Hardy) 1952 (Howlett). Single. Sepals scarlet. Corolla violet. Fluted and medium sized flower.
Good grower. 2-3ft (60-90cm). H.3. £1.75
Jester. (Hardy) 1968
(Holmes). Semi-double. Tube and Sepals cerise. Corolla rich royal purple turns lighter as
matures. Fast growing. Flowers slender with long narrow upturned sepals giving a
jester-like appearance. Tall. 3½-4½ft (1-1.35m). H.3. £1.75
Joan Cooper.(Hardy)
1953 (Wood). Single. Tube and Sepals rose opal, tipped pale green. Corolla cherry red.
Flowers smallish, very free. A very fine colour-break for hardies. A very good window-box
plant. Grows upright with arching fronds. 1½-2½ft
(45-75cm). H.3. £1.75
Lady Thumb.
(Hardy)
1967 (G. Roe). Semi-double. Sepals light carmine. Corolla white, slightly
veined carmine. Flowers small and
profuse. Habit identical to Tom Thumb, of which it is a sport. 1½-2ft
(45-60cm). H.3. £1.75
L'Enfante
Prodigue. (Hardy)
Semi-double. Tube and Sepals cerise. Corolla royal purple. Flowers small, very free,
ideally suited for outdoors. 3½-4½ft
(1-1.35m). H.3. £1.75
Lena. (Hardy) 1862
(Bunney). Semi-double. Tube and Sepals flesh pink. Corolla rosy-purple. Flowers largish,
very free. This fuchsia is good in any form. Grows well outside. With
spreading growth. Recommended.
1½-2½ft
(45-75cm). H.3. £1.75
Lottie Hobby.
(Hardy) 1839 (Edwards). Single. Tube dull scarlet. Sepals similar tipped with rose. Corolla
scarlet. Very small flowers, freely produced, small glossy foliage, upright. Looks like
species but is a breviflorae hybrid. Hardy in most places. 3-4ft (90cm-1.2m).
H.3. £2.00
Madame Cornelissen.
(Hardy) 1860 (Cornelissen). Semi-double. Tube and Sepals rich scarlet. Corolla white. Flowers
longish, very free. Long buds. Grows vigorous, upright bush. 2½-3½ft
(75-100cm).H.3. but best
grown. H.2. £1.75
Magellanica alba
(Hardy) Single. Tube and Sepals white. Corolla white flushed palest lavender pink.
Very small flowers freely produced, Small medium green foliage. Very hardy.
4-5Ft (1.2 - 1.5m) H.3. £1.75
Magellanica alba
Variegata
(Hardy) Single. Tube and sepals white. Corolla white flushed
palest lavender pink. Very small flowers. Gold/green variegated foliage.
1½-2½ft (45 - 75cm) H.3. £2.00
Margaret.
(Hardy) 1937
(Wood). Double. Sepals rose. Corolla mauve. Good size flowers, freely produced on a large
bushy plant. 3½-4ft (1-1.2m). H.3 £1.75
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Margaret Brown.
(Hardy) 1949 (Wood). Single. Sepals salmon rose. Corolla magenta. Produces an abundance of small
flowers. 3½-4ft (1-1.2m). H.3. £1.75
Meditation.
(Hardy)
1956 (Blackwell). Semi-double. Tube and Sepals red. Corolla creamy white,
veined cerise. Flowers medium and free. 1½-2½ft (45-75cm).
H.3. £1.75
Microphylla.
(Hardy) 1823
(Kris). Single. Tube deep red. Corolla rosy-pink, paling under glass. Tiny flowers borne
singly in the leaf axils. Very small dark green leaves giving fern-like effect overall.
2½-3ft (75-90cm). H.3. £2.00
Mrs. Poppie. (Hardy) 1899
(Elliot). Single. Tube and Sepals scarlet. Corolla dark violet. Flowers medium, free.
Grows upright bush. 3-4½ft (90cm-1.35m). H.3. £1.75
Mrs. Wood.
(Hardy) 1949
(Wood). Single. Tube and Sepals very pale pink. Corolla white. Small flowers covering well
shaped plant. Upright bush. 4-5ft plus
(1.2-1.5m). H.3. £1.75
Phyllis.
(Hardy) 1938
(Brown). Semi-double. Tube and Sepals rose. Corolla deep rose. Flowers smallish, very
free, early flowering. Must be pinched to keep low, as it makes very rapid growth. Large
plant can be obtain in the first year. A very vigorous upright bush. 3½-4½ft (1-1.35m).
H.3. £1.75
Pixie. (Hardy) 1960
(Russell). Single. Tube and Sepals pale cerise. Corolla rosy mauve. Light green foliage,
heavily veined. 2-2½ft (60-75cm). H.3. £1.75
F.Procumbens.
(Hardy) 1839 Species. Tube greenish yellow, red at base. Sepals green tipped purple. No Corolla.
Stamens bear bright blue pollen. Seed pods turn from green to plum purple and become quite
large. Flowers free, very small and points upwards. Growth trailing, suitable for
rockeries. 4in (10cm). H.3. £2.25
F. Procumbens
Variegata.
(Hardy)
Tube greenish yellow. Sepals green tipped, fully reflexed exposing
stamens with bright blue pollen. The foliage of the variety is highly variegated, silver
green and cream edged with pink distinctive cast. Growth trailing, suitable for
rockeries or ground cover. Natural variant of procumbens.H.3.
£2.25
Prosperity.
(Hardy) 1970 (Gadsby). Double. Tube crimson, thick. Sepals crimson, waxy and firm. Corolla pale
neyron-rose, flushed and veined rose red. Medium sized blooms, dark glossy foliage. Growth
upright bush, excellent bedder. 3-4ft
(90cm-1.2m). H.3. £1.75
Son of Thumb.
(Hardy) 1978
(Gubler). Single. Tube and Sepals cerise. Corolla lilac. Small flowers freely produced.
Growth and habit similar to Tom Thumb from which it is a sport. Compact plant, ideal for
rock gardens. 1½-2ft (45-60cm). H.3. £1.75
Susan Travis.
(Hardy) (Travis). Single. Tube and Sepals deep pink. Corolla rose pink. Flowers medium, very free.
A fine hardy fuchsia this. Grows upright bush. 2-2½ft
(60-75cm). H.3 £1.75
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Tom Thumb.
(Hardy) 1850 (Baudinat). Single. Sepals scarlet. Corolla mauve. Small flowers very freely
produced, ideal for rock gardens. Extremely compact plant. 1½-2ft (45-60cm).
H.3. £1.75
Tracid.
(Hardy) 1980
(Dr. O. Colville). Semi-double. Tube and Sepals red. Tube short, sepals medium length,
broad and upturned. Corolla pale pink, veined deeper pink. Strong upright bush, quite
hardy. El Cid strain. 1½-2½ft (45-75cm). H.3. £1.75
Whiteknights Pearl.
(Hardy)
1980 (Wright) Single. Tube and
Sepals palest pink green tips. Corolla clean baby pink. Extremely free long
thin flowers. Growth upright – makes good bush. Suitable for training into
pillars, standards etc. 3½ - 4½ft (1 – 1.35m).
H.3. £1.75
F. Procumbens.
(Hardy)
1839 Species. Tube greenish yellow,
red at base. Sepals green tipped purple. No Corolla. Stamens bear bright
blue pollen. Seed pods turn from green to plum purple and become quite
large. Flowers free, very small and points upwards. Growth trailing,
suitable for rockeries. 4in (10cm).
H.3. £2.25
F. Procumbens
Variegata. (Hardy)
Tube greenish yellow. Sepals green tipped, fully reflexed exposing stamens with bright blue pollen. The foliage of the variety is highly variegated, silver
green and cream edged with pink distinctive cast. Growth trailing, suitable for
rockeries or ground cover. Natural variant of procumbens.H.3.
£2.25
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