This year's new releases from our 'local' specialist fuchsia nurseries, Mike Oxtoby and Kathleen Muncaster, are once again very tempting!! Some already successful on the show bench, some long flowering patio pleasers, a novelty for the true connoisseur and the first erect double of note. We just got to try some of these!!

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."
All Aglow (Margaret Hall 2004 )This new upright from Mrs Margaret Hall from Newcastle has the same quality of flower as her Jomam but with a rather special colour combination of white tube and lightly blushed sepals with a very well shaped single corolla which is the most beautiful blue that lasts a long time before fading to a gentle light mauve . As the name suggests this plant is all aglow in the way it displays it bright flowers with good clean foliage. Should be a must to give a try for patio or show use after performing so well here at Cave in what can only be described as a dreadful summer.

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Kath Kirk (Bielby/Oxtoby 2004) This fine growing upright plant produces good sized single flowers with the white sepals held well back to show a slightly flared glowing pink corolla with a white splash at the top of each petal. Long lasting flowers that seem to last for ages with very little fading. A nice combination to make this plant ideal for the patio or decorative use. I think this could be one of Lens best.
Royal Parade (David Edmond 2005) This is a small flowered double which has already had some success on the show bench as would be expected from any of David's releases, also grew well outside on test here at Cave. Short tube with white sepals held well back that show the almost violet double corolla to perfection. The corolla fades to a light mauve. The light green leaves show the plant off to perfection .

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".
Chatt's Delight (Chatters) Superb for a basket and has already won on the showbench in this category. Also flowers for a long time so will do well in ordinary baskets.

Kath Kirk (Bielby/Oxtoby) Very vigorous and floriferous. Can be trained as a bush but does well in a basket.

Morton Martianette (Muncaster) Hybrid from F.nana with Lechlade Martianess. Tuberous rooted so be careful of the watering. Not one for the showbench but of interest to the specialist and hybridiser. Limited number of cuttings this year.

Pink Poppet (Chatters) Can be trained as a compact bush or will make a small basket. Smallish double flowers.

Storeytime (Storey) Grown hard with a minimum amount of nitrogen or outside the flowers are truly erect. We are not aware of another double fuchsia with erect flowers.

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