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Can Fuchsias in Hanging Baskets Benefit From Some Support?

16 years ago

I have a large heavy Dark Eyses Fuchsia in a basket. The branches look so droopy. Would it benefit from a little support of some kind in the middle of the pot to help hold the heavy leaves up?

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atash
16 years ago
I think they're supposed to look droopy. They were bred for weak stems so that the branches would spill around the pot and hang down.
aftermidnight Zone7b B.C. Canada
16 years ago
......Letting the plant wilt slightly, I have even attached wooden clothes pegs in between leaf nodes to help weigh down branches that have a mind of their own, placing the clothes peg in a way as to not pinch the stems, after this I water the fuchsia. I remove the clothes pegs after a few days, the branches stay in their new position.

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pyro_dave
12 years ago
The Dark Eyes is a trailing fuchsia. It is supposed to droop. I even lay strips of cloth (worn out towels) about 1" by 6" on the stems that do not droop in order to make them trail properly.

I need a source of 14" plastic hanging baskets if someone knows one. The 12" baskets are not large enough for my plants. Email address is davepyro@wavecable.com.

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