I've recently moved house and started planting up my garden. I've always been really sucessful with fuschias in pots in my last house, but have planted two hardy varieties in the ground and they don't seem to be very happy! The soil is quite clay, but I mulched it up a lot with compost before planting.

One of the plant's leaves have turned yellow, and brown at the edges. The information I have found on the internet seems to conflict over whether this is over or underwatering, so I dont know whether to water them or not!

The other plant's leaves have turned very dark, almost a purple colour, and started twisting a bit on top.

We had a couple of mild overnight frosts soon after planting, but it has been warm and sunny since. Both plants get a lot of sun, so I wondered if it might be sunburn?

Does anyone have any idea what might be causing either of these issues?! I am tempted to take them out of the ground and re-plant them in pots.

Thanks!

The darkening of leaves on some types is a natural reaction to sun; remember these were grown in ideal greenhouse conditions. Try giving some artificial shade for a while and gradually condition it to more sun. The NW Fuschia Society has good info on this (see att'd)