Do you have problems with vine weevil in your area Keilamarie? If so that's what it looks like to me, the adults do no harm to the plant except for biting pieces out of the leaves, the grubs that live in the surrounding soil, nibble at the soft white roots. We treat the surrounding soil with Provado which kills the grubs.

You can tell if it is vine weevil. After dark go out and shine a torch light on your plant, if you see a greyish/black coloured beetle that's it, pick it off and stamp on it :)

I suggest you ask your neighbours if they have had this problem, if it's not vine weevil it might be a similar bug that I'm not familar with - Kath:)

Many of the 'hanging basket' fuchsias have been pruned into that lying attitude. If you let the upright stems grow upwards, then pinch them for branching. Later remove the prostrate stems. Can't quite tell the variety but there are some varieties that are low growing and work best when they can drape over a wall.

How do you get your fuchsia buds to open?

Mostly it just takes patience, they will open when they're ready. If they don't open or open poorly it's usually due to poor growing conditions. I know, I know, it's hard to wait, even I have popped a bud open to make sure the color of the corolla was right. Not a good practice, you hurt the chances of the flower developing properly doing this.

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What causes fuchsia buds to drop before they open?

Could be poor light or maybe lack of humidity, Fuchsias with larger flowers seem to be more susceptible to bud drop then the ones with smaller flowers. Try misting your plant a couple of times a day.

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Do you have wasps in your area? Could be. I like em.