Just Fuchsias by YoYo

Bush, Single

I've grown this unnamed triphylla from a cutting given by a neighbor.

It has orange-red tube and sepals, and orange corollas (almost self color). The bronze foliage has metallic sheen on upper side.

This triphylla has proved itself highly useful to me, as it has a long flower season from November to June next year. It is also reasonably heat-resistant.

One day I visited a botanical garden in Kyoto and came across a fuchsia (photo on the right) which looked identical to mine. It had a label "Gartenmeister Bonstedt."

As I mention on my page "Gartenmeister Bonstedt (obtained as)," I've been growing another cultivar as Gartenmeister Bonstedt for years. The plant in the botanical garden posed a possibility that my G. Bonstedt might have been misnamed.

I, however, believe it would be too hasty a conclusion to say that my G. Bonstedt has been misnamed and my unknown triphylla is G. Bonstedt.

Ideally, it would be required to have some experts from foreign countries see the two real plants to determine, or to have Japanese nurserymen or gardeners see reliable specimens in foreign countries.

Fuchsias are very often misnamed in Japan.