Epilobium 'Catalina'

Catalina Fuchsia

Plant family: Onagraceae - Evening-Primrose

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Plant type: Shrub

Plant origin: N/A, California, Horticultural Selection

 
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Flower Color Red
Blooming Season Summer
Height 1-2 feet, 2-3 feet
Spread 1-5 feet
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Decomposed Granite, Adaptable

Special Characteristic

Good in Containers, Tolerates Hard Frost

Plant Highlights

This selection is unusually tall for a fuchsia and has soft grey-green leaves with large red flowers that have a long blooming season. It does best in full sun and is drought tolerant. As with other California fuchsias cut Catalina back hard after flowering for a denser and more attractive plant the next spring. Some light pinching in late spring may also be advisable to encourage lateral growth. A great favorite with gardeners and even more so with the hummingbirds which swarm around the long, bright tubular flowers. Any of the native fuchsias are 'must haves' in a native garden, providing color and a food source for wildlife through the hottest days of summer.

'Catalina' was selected from E. californicum cuttings (1987) Middle Ranch, Catalina Island, by Mike Evans and introduced by Tree of Life Nursery.

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