How Do You Care For A Hanging-Type Fuchsia Flower Year-Round?
Fuchsia is a beautiful plant that cooperates readily with a gardener by producing lovely trailing blossoms throughout the growing season. When you grow fuchsias in hanging baskets, you have an attractive plant with vivid blooms to brighten up your landscape. While fuchsias will tolerate temperatures down to 40 degrees F, when you grow them in a hanging basket, you can easily bring them indoors over the winter to keep them warm until the next spring. Keep fuchsia plants in a hanging basket container that is large enough for the roots of the plant. Fuchsia plants are sensitive to root cramping and they will not thrive if they do not have enough growing room. Use a hanging basket with a diameter of at least 12 to 14 inches. Hang fuchsia in a partly sunny location as long as the afternoon summer heat is not extreme. If afternoon sun and temperatures become extreme, move the fuchsia plant to a shady location to protect it from heat and humidity. Provide water each day to keep the fuchsia pl
