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2004
This year's new releases from our 'local' specialist fuchsia nurseries, Mike Oxtoby and Kathleen Muncaster, are once again very tempting!! Potential show stoppers, long flowering patio pleasers and some novelties.
Try some out!!
OXTOBY'S FUCHSIA NURSERY (closed Mondays)
74 Westgate, North Cave, Brough, East Yorkshire. HU15 2NJ 01430 423049
"We would like to thank our very good friends for allowing us to release these exciting new cultivars for you to try and enjoy."
Gina (Chambers) A nice compact habit on this plant with the flowers held outward to nearly upward clear of the nice clean foliage. The tube and sepals is a good clean red and the single corolla is a rich bright purple that seems to give the flower a rather special glow. We think this plant will be appearing on the show bench fairly regularly as it appears fairly easy to shape with a self branching habit.
Rise and Shine (Edmond) This second release from David Edmond of Filey is a strong growing plant that flowers the whole of the summer and proved outstanding on test here at Cave. The broad sepals are a strong pink with a green tip which are held well back. The single corolla is white with a pink vein . Has already had success on the show bench but should also be a very good patio plant.
Howard Hebden (Bielby /Oxtoby ) The creamy white tube, slightly blushed sepals which curl back to show a single corolla that opens a light mauve and ages to a rich ruby red . Heavy flowering with flowers that last a long time adds to this plant. Growth is strong and upright and inclined to be a little chunky after the first stop. With a lot of good colour to offer and a good habit this plant should soon be very popular both as a patio plant and also, with its ease of growth, on the show bench.
KATHLEEN MUNCASTER FUCHSIAS (closed Wednesdays)
18 Field Lane, Morton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. DN21 3BY 01427 61232
Introduced in their catalogue with "Our thanks to the hybridisers for the privilege of introducing this sparkling variety of new flowers on good plants".
Anna Louise (Wilkinson) Small semi erect single. Very compact and bushy. Like all Mal's plants will make a good plant for showing but also flowers for a long time.
Bright Lights (Chatters) Has done well on the showbench. We think will suit the beginner or novice because it grows and shapes easily.
Howard Hebden (Bielby/Oxtoby) Chunky plant and flower. Branches well when pinched and like all Len's cultivars flowers for a long time.
John Green (Wilkinson) Compact and bushy addition to the hardy fuchsias. A lot of people have commented favourably on this one. Grows to about 1ft. Named after a great friend of Mal.
Kim Nicholls (Nicholls) Very bushy and floriferous. Makes a nice showplant grown in the more open style. Attractive flowers and leaves.
I also really liked the other new introduction:
Ellie Hybridised June 2003. A dab hand at pruning fuchsias if she finds them on the floor. Certainly a fast grower though should end up fairly compact even if I do wonder if her name is short for elephant By the time visitors start coming should have got over the chew everything in sight phase.
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