Just Fuchsias by YoYo

Section Quelsia, Central and southern Andes of Chile and Argentina to the south of Patagonia 1)

Bush

F. magellanica played an important role in hybridization of modern fuchsia cultivars. It has many variants.
The photo on the right is one of them (I forgot the exact name).

F. magellanica is the hardiest of all fuchsias and produces red / purple small flowers profusely.
The photo on the right is F. magellanica var. molinae. It also is called F. magellanica var. alba. It is a vigorous grower and tolerates hard pruning.

The waxy white/pale lilac flower is about 5 cm long from the top of the tube to the tip of the pistil.

The photo on the left is a whole view of F. magellanica var. molinae.

In 2006, I received pictures of F. magellanica var. molinae planted in a flower bed in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Click Photo 1 / Photo 2 to see them.

Because F. magellanica (and its variants) is so heat-shy that it is impossible to grow this species in hot climates in Japan without appropriately air-conditioned facilities.