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Favourite Fuchsia

My Favourite Fuchsia is a large white double cultivar, introduced in 1978 by Dr. Mathew Ryle from Northumbria and released by Fuehsiavale Nurseries of Kidderminster.

It was named after the wife of Carlisle grower and exhibitor Norman Mitchinson. Norman grew all of Mathew Ryle's seedlings to assess their potential and then recommended to Fuchsiavale which were the best cultivars for release commercially. This cultivar was awarded the BFS Award of Merit and First Class Certificate- The BFS Seedling Committee certainly got this one right as it is excellent!

Listed in Nursery catalogues as upright, I have seen it exhibited in all classes on the show bench. It makes a large full basket, an even better half basket, an excellent bush and a beautiful fan. But the best way to show this wonderful fuchsia is as a standard. MY favourite fuchsia, the only one, it is reputed by my friends at North Worcs., that I can grow, is ANNABEL!

For those who do not know the cultivar it is a large white double with light green foliage and is best described as a lax bush. When exhibiting I won all my major trophies with this excellent plant grown as a half or full standard.

AP (Member)
[Extracted from "Fuchsia News - No, 1, (before it was Fuchsia News!)]
First Appeared in the 2000 Year Book