Aubergine Fuchsias: (Janice)
Recently I have become very interested in Fuchsias which feature Aubergine .
I have grown a number successfully and so have added to my collection.
They look great when combined with lighter colours such as pale pink or white.
Aubergine colours have mostly been developed by the Dutch using some of the New Zealand species as the parent plants.
Some of my favourites which I have grown successfully include:
Delta’s Groom: Vreeke/vanWesteinde 1993 Single Upright
Tubes & Sepals: dark Aubergine
Corolla: bright Aubergine/ corolla: flared/ free flowering/ easy to grow/
Suitable: pot or ground
Arcadia Aubergine: Single Upright
Tube & Sepals: Rich Aubergine
Corolla: rich Aubergine / good basket variety/
colour is much darker aubergine than in the photo.
Suitable: pot or ground
Purpurklokje Nijhuis 1994 Single Upright
Tube & Sepals: Aubergine
Corolla: Aubergine/ tiny flower/ free flowering/
Suitable:ground/ basket/pot
Zulu King De Graaff 1991 Single Trailer:
Tube & Sepals: very dark red
Corolla: dark Aubergine / wiry and self spreading branches / always flowering/
Suitable: excellent basket variety
Zwaarte Snor: Double Upright
Tube & Sepals: carmine
Corolla: deep Aubergine purple Small flower/ free flowering
Suitable: pot or ground
Melanie: Bogemann 1990 Stiff Trailer
Tube & Sepals: dark red
Corolla: very dark aubergine / strong and spreading growth
Suitable: pot, ground, basket
Hot Coals: Carless 1994 Stiff Single Upright
Tube & spreading Sepals:dark blood red
Corolla: dark Aubergine /hardy / small flowers
Suitable: pot or ground
Others:
Zulu Queen De Graaff 1987 Single Trailer
Tubes & Sepals: Aubergine
Corolla: Aubergine / small flower/ free flowering /self spreading/
Suitable: basket
Haute Cusine De Graaff 1988 Double Trailer:
Tubes & Sepals: dark red
Corolla: dark Aubergine/ strong and spreading/needs shade
Suitable: basket
Maori Pipes: De Graaff: 1987
Single Trailer: tryphilla type:
long tubes: Aubergine short sepals: Aubergine
Suitable: pot or basket