{"product_id":"fuchsia-lady-boothby","title":"Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby'","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eFuchsia 'Lady Boothby'\u003c\/strong\u003e is the climbing hardy fuchsia, a vigorous, upright variety that throws up tall stems reaching well over head height in a single season. Unlike the mounded bush fuchsias, 'Lady Boothby' wants to go up, so it can be tied in to a wall, trellis or obelisk to build a living column dripping with flower. From midsummer until the first frosts it is smothered in masses of elegant single blooms, each with a rich crimson tube and sepals framing a deep, dusky purple corolla.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRated RHS H4, this is a genuinely hardy fuchsia for British gardens. In milder areas it behaves as a woody deciduous climber, dying back in the coldest spells and shooting again from the base in spring. A dry winter mulch over the crown protects it in colder gardens, and the harder you cut it back in early spring the more vigorous and floriferous the new growth. See our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003ehardy exotics what to expect\u003c\/a\u003e guide for how these plants behave through the seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun or dappled part shade, in a sheltered spot out of cold, drying winds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e any fertile, moist but well-drained soil across the full pH range, enriched with organic matter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e a vigorous climber to around 2.5 to 4 m tall with a 1 to 1.5 m spread when trained.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e hardy to roughly -10C once established, cut back and mulched in spring.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive the young stems something to scramble up and tie them in as they extend, and 'Lady Boothby' quickly earns its place among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e. Trained against a warm wall or up an obelisk it doubles as an informal \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/screening-plants\"\u003escreening plant\u003c\/a\u003e, while its long flush of nectar-rich flowers makes it a magnet for bees and a natural fit for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003eplants for pollinators\u003c\/a\u003e. It is equally happy woven through an \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e or grown as a striking specimen in a large container, so it sits comfortably among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003eplants for pots\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby' we supply is nursery-grown and carefully selected for a healthy, well-rooted plant that establishes quickly and flowers freely in its first season.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"9cm \/ 0.5L","offer_id":57969832001919,"sku":"FUCHLADYB9","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/boothby-2.jpg?v=1784328394","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/fuchsia-lady-boothby","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}