Six of the best sites for

Fuchsias

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Fuchsias are very popular plants. They can be roughly divided into hardy varieties (mostly "bush" fuchsias), patio varieties used for bedding (generally half-hardy) or those used in baskets (often referred to as a basket fuchsia or trailing fuchsia). You will find many of each in the websites listed below.

Thompson & Morgan

Thompson & Morgan, based in Sudbury, Suffolk were founded nearly 150 years ago. They now produce a fuchsia catalogue annually which is available on the website. This includes a wide variety of fuchsia plant including trailing plantss (basket varieties), bush plants (both hardy and half-hardy or patio fuchsias), double, semi-double, and rare fuchsias. Order & pay through the website or by phone or post.

Potash Nursery

Potash Nursery, based in Stowmarket, Suffolk, exhibit their fuchsia varieties at all the major flower shows. They have a huge range of fuchsia plants available through their website categorised into hardy plants (including the new fuchsia plant “Royal Academy), upright or bush fuchsia plants, trailing or basket fuchsia plants, triphyllas, and species fuchsias. The site also has cultural notes for the care of your fuchsia plant. Order through the website, by phone or post.

C.S.Lockyers

C.S. Lockyers have been exhibiting their fuchsias at Chelsea for 40 years. They have an extensive A-Z listing of cultivars. So whether you are looking for a hardy fuchsia, basket fuchsia (trailing fuchsia) or patio fuchsia, you will have an enormous choice of plants. The full catalogue is on the website. Orders by post only.

Vernon Geranium Nursery

Vernon Geranium Nursery, a family business based in Cheam, Surrey stock a variety of fuchsia plants. This are categorised into basket cultivars (available singly or in groups of five fuchsia plants to fill your basket), hardy cultivars (available as a single fuchsia plant or in groups of three), patio cultivars (available singly or groups of three fuchsia plants) suitable for bedding. Order through the website or by phone or post.

Blackwell Fuchsia Nursery

Blackwell Fuchsia Nursery, based in Warwickshire, has an extensive catalogue of fuchsia plants available on the website. These have been carefully chosen for reliability, and because they demonstrated success as a patio fuchsia or hanging basket fuchsia, or because they are of great value in the flower border (hardy fuchsia). Mail order only.

Van Meuwen

Based in Spalding, Lincolnshire Van Meuwen offer a wide range of plants by mail order including fuchsia plants collections of trailing, hardy, "minis" and "giants". Individual cultivars include the new hardy Fuchsia “Delta’s Sarah”, the popular patio fuchsia “Southgate” and the trailing variety “Pink Marshmallow". Order and pay through the website, or by phone or post.