Fuchsia thymifolia
Kunth
Onagraceae
Brebissonia thymifolia (Kunth) Spach
Encliandra thymifolia Lilja
Fuchsia colimae Munz
Fuchsia minimiflora Hemsl.
Fuchsia pringlei B.L.Rob. & Seaton
Lyciopsis thymifolia (Kunth) Spach
Common Name:
Flower and leaves
Photograph by: Ivo Antušek
Public domain
Flower and leaves
Photograph by: Ivo Antušek
Public domain
Flowering branch
Photograph by: Stickpen
Public domain
General Information
Fuchsia thymifolia is an erect, evergreen shrub growing from 50 - 220cm tall.
The edible fruit is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use. The plant is widely grown as an ornamental, especially in warm temperate zones to higher elevations in the tropics.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
C. America - northern Guatemala to northern Mexico.
Habitat
A common shrub in the understory of Pinus, Quercus, and Abies forests from the mountains of Sinaloa and Durango, Mexico, southward to Chiapas and northern Guatemala; at elevations from 1,800 - 3,200 metres.
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Plants are likely to be able to tolerate at least some frost[
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Succeeds in partial to fairly deep shade[
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Fuchsia species flower and fruit mainly on new wood produced in the same growing season. Any pruning, therefore, is best carried out at the start of the growing season, cutting out old wood in order to encourage vigorous new growth[
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- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
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- Huxley. A.
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- MacMillan Press
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- 1992
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- 0-333-47494-5
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- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
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A gynodioecious species with some plants producing only female flowers and others producing hermaphrodite flowers. Gynodioecy occurs as a result of a genetic mutation that inhibits a hermaphroditic plant from producing pollen, while keeping the female reproductive parts intact.
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
377- Title
- Trade Winds Fruit
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals.
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- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]. The purple-black, glossy, ellipsoid fruit is 5 - 15mm in diameter[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
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- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
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- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
] though stored seed can also be used. Surface sow the seed in a semi-shaded position in a seed tray, gently pressing the seed into the compost, and do not allow the compost to dry out[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. Germination should take place in less than 6 weeks. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle, and grow them on until large enough to plant out.
Inter-nodal cuttings of greenwood, 5 - 8cm long in a frame. Quick and easy, a high percentage take[
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- Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers.
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- Author
- Sheat. W. G.
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co
- Year
- 1948
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A bit dated but a good book on propagation techniques with specific details for a wide range of plants.
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K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Inter-nodal cuttings of half-ripe wood in a frame. Very quick and easy, treat as greenwood cuttings above[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Cuttings usually succeed at any time during the growing season[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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