Perennials: Gorgeous Fuchia!, 1 by jamie68

jamie68 wrote:
Janet S. - The blue flower in the pic is a shrub named Ceanothus 'Victoria'. There are dozens of different Ceanothus....from 4ft x 4ft....to 15ft tall at mature height! Most have beautiful blue flowers, with nice deep green, shiny foliage - mostly evergreen in my zone. Really wonderful shrubs!

I think you may have a different plant, although it is a very pretty one! :-) The flowers on my Cape fuchsia (Phygelius) are never closed at the ends like a true Fuchsia.....they are open ended and flared at the end. A true Fuchsia has flowers that are closed on the end...and then pop open showing the inside petals, often a different color...do your flowers do that?? In the pic above it seems to have closed flowers....maybe I just am not seeing it right....let me know! It is quite pretty though, a healthy little plant! Did it grow well this season?? This pic is of a true Fuchsia....'Double Otto'

Jamie