Has the BPFS Web site been translated into other languages?
Where can I buy the Wagtails Books of Fuchsias? Updated
Is there any such thing as a Pure White Fuchsia, and if so where can I get it from?
How can I find out where I can get a particular Fuchsia?
Where can I purchase the RHS Colour charts used in classifying the colours of Fuchsias?
Is there a Fuchsia called Lupus, after the medical condition?
How can I get a Fuchsia named after me, or someone close to me?
How can I register a new variety I have hybridised?
Are the fruits of a Fuchsia toxic in anyway?
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Question: Has the BPFS Web site been translated into other languages?
Answer:
The short answer to this question is No. However, the site has been re-designed recently to allow people to view the site through one of the many automatic language translators available on the web. Two can be located at www.google.com (English version) and babelfish.altavista.com. All you need to do is cut and paste the URL of this website (or a page) into the URL box and let the site take over. The translation is not perfect, and it does not handle context very well. However, it might be enough for you to understand the content in your own language.
If you would like to help us by translating the site into another language, then please contact us and we may be able to come to some arrangement.
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Question: Where can I buy the Wagtails Books of Fuchsias?
Answer:
You can email Keith McManus, who is the UK distributor for Wagtails.
You can also look on Amazon (UK Site), just type in the title to their site search form. However, Amazon are selling at top price, and will include Post and Packing. However, as the books are currently out of print, there might be limited availability on Amazon (or any other booksellers for that matter).
You might also try eBay (UK Site) who may have some second hand items for auction or you could make use of their "Want it Now" feature to advertise your requirement. If you are going to bid on an item on eBay, make sure you pay up prompty and read the full description. It should include the condition of the books, whether they are new or used, and what the postal costs will be. You may need a PayPal account to pay, althoiugh some people will accept cheques but will only despatch after the cheque has cleared. I have bought several items from eBay, and found it a reasonably priced. I have also payed for all my items using PayPal, with no problems.
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Email Keith McManus, who is the UK distributor.
Question:Is there any such thing as a Pure White Fuchsia, and if so where can I get it from?
Answer:
This question went out to our membership, and I got a lot of inconsistent replies. The first suggests that there is no such thing as a 'Pure White Fuchsia', as they all have a hint of Pink. However, to grow a 'white' as possible fuchsia the plant must be grown in the shade. Another suggests that there are dozens of varieties. I have to admit that I have not seen one that is totally white but this does not mean there isn't one.
In order to find the one you want, the first thing you must do is identify the variety. You can do this by looking at the various reference books (if you don't have any relevant books then try your local library), or by asking for catalogues from nurseries and hunting through them. If you live in the UK, there are two Web sites you can try:
- Greenfingers.com (www.greenfingers.com) where you can do a search on availability, and you should then get back a list of nurseries which supply this variety
- Find That Fuchsia (www.findthatfuchsia.info)
You can also try Arcadia Nurseries in Cleveland -they advertise in all the Gardening magazines - assuming that you are living in the UK of course.
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Question:How can I find out where I can get a particular Fuchsia?
Answer:
The first place to look is always your local nurseries (obvious really), However, there are a number of nurseries on-line and some are referenced in our Links section. However, if you go to www.greenfingers.com a lot of nurseries catalogues are registered there and you can do a search. This site also hosts details of other varieties, so if you are into geraniums then you might also be lucky.
The other obvious place to look is in the various gardening magazines available from your newsagents. These often have advertisements for nurseries willing to do mail order (as do the nurseries featured at www.greefingers.com).
Other Places to Look:
BPFS Web Links / UK Gardening Resources / Commercial Sites / International Societies
Question:Where can I purchase the RHS Colour charts used in classifying the colours of Fuchsias?
Answer:
The best place to go is the Royal Horticultural site (www.rhs.org.uk), which has the full details. In 2001 the charts cost £135 per set, not including any Postage and Packaging.
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Question: Is there a Fuchsia called Lupus, after the medical condition?
Answer:
Lady Lupus is a new fuchsia variety which was launched in spring 2000 in time for Lupus Awareness Week.
The single fuchsia is pink/cerise, and will flower from early June until September. Lady Lupus was hybridised by George Puddefoot who is a leading expert on Fuchsias. George holds the UK national collection of fuchsias (which consists of 165 pre 1940 cultivars in the year 2001 and advertises over 1000 varieties for sale).
If anyone knows of any other Fuchsias that have been used to raise awareness of a condition, such as Lupus, could you let me know and I will post a page on the Web site publicising these varieties and links to the appropriate sites.
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Question: Fuchsia that grows like Lilac
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Q: I have heard that there is a Fuchsia which grows like a Lilac tree, and it was on display at the Birmingham Flower show last year by the Royal Horticultural Society.
A: Probably one of the following, Lechlade Gorgon, Fuchsia arborescens or Fuchsia denticulata all available from specialist nurseries. There are photos of all these on our site - the last two are species.
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Question: How can I get a Fuchsia named after me, or someone close to me?
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The best way to have a fuchsia named for you would be to hybridise one yourself, but this is not very easy. You could go to a local nursery and ask if they hybridise, and ask them if they would mind using your fathers name for one of their new varieties. You could also get in touch with your nearest society and see if anyone would be willing to do the same.
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Question: How can I register a new variety I have hybridised?
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Announcement Dated: 21 December 1998.
The following information was last confirmed as correct in April 2001.
International Registrar for Fuchsias
Ed Salome,
6979 Clark Road.
Paradise,
Ca 95969-2210,
United States of America
Tel. (530) 876-8517
Email: ejsalome@aol.comAssistant Registrar for Europe
Simonne Gijsels
Dr. Van Raesstraat 14
2660 Hoboken
Antwerp
Belgium
Email: si.gijsels@pandora.beAll registration forms, other than the European, should be requested from, and returned to, Ed Salome.
All Registration forms for Europe should be requested from, and returned to, Simonne Gijsels. Simonne will review all forms to determine that they are filled out correctly and completely. Once this is done she will send them to Ed Salome, who will issue the certificates and enter the data into the computer.
This should speed up the process of registration of new varieties, and eliminate delays caused by posting forms to the United States.
Please address all enquiries to Ed Salome, or Simonne Gijsels and not to the B&PFS.
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Acknowledgements
Thanks to Al Sydnor for emailing this information to us.
Question: Are the fruits of a Fuchsia toxic in anyway?
Answer
All parts of fuchsias are safe and that fuchsias are completely non toxic. You can in fact make jelly using the berries and the flowers as garnish for salads.
However, on subjects such as toxicity, I would always suggest that you err on the side of caution as regards our children picking berries or leaves from plants and putting them in their mouths. First, we never really know what has been on them before (e.g. flies transferring faecal remains on their feet), or whether someone has an allergy. Secondly, as new varieties are being developed all the time, there is no way to know for certain if one variety might be toxic in the future.
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Question: Do you know if its possible to buy fuschia umbrellas anywhere in England?
Answer
These are umbrella shapes made out of wire. The handle of the umbrella is a sort of tube that fits over the plant . You then encourage it to grow up through the tube and spill over the umbrella shape, thus creating a beautiful umbrella shaped fuschia plant. Well that's the theory anyway.
In researching this question, I was unable to find any specific sources of Fuchsia Umbrellas. However, it might be possible to track down local specialist iron mongery suppliers or for that mater garden centres might have these in early Spring. There are also a lot of mail order catalogues about that might be able to help.
If you are looking for an umbrella with a fuchsia pattern or print on it, then I suggest you do a search on the Internet for "Fuchsia Lore", which is all manner of products associated with fuchsias (e.g. jewellery, mugs, cups) and is a big merchandising business.
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Question: How do I make Fuchsia Jelly and Jam?
Answer
(1) JELLY
Ingredients
- 1½ lbs ripe berries.
- 3 tablespoons water or apple juice.
Method
Boil slowly together until all the juice is extracted, then strain. Add 34 lb sugar to juice from ½ a lemon and add 1 pint of the liquid. Place over low heat until sugar has dissolved then boil rapidly until it sets when tested.
Pour jelly into hot jars and cover at once.
(2) JAM
Ingredients
- 1½ lb ripe berries.
- 1 lb of sugar.
- Juice of ½ a lemon.
- 2 tablespoons water or apple pectin or juice.
Method
Put sugar and water in pan over low heat until sugar dissolves, allow to cool and add washed fruit and lemon juice. Gradually bring to boil then boil rapidly until it will set when tested on a plate. Pour into hot jars and seal.
(3) THE VICTORIAN WAY
Gillian Roberts from Wembly in Middlesex found her answer while looking through some Victorian books and the following is a recipe for Jelly.
Ingredients
- 2 cups of fuchsia berries.
- 1 cup of granulated sugar for each cup of juice.
- 2 tablespoons pectin for each cup of juice.
Method
Wash and cover berries with water then boil until berries can be mashed. Strain through a cloth. To the measured juice in a saucepan add the exact amount of sugar specified in the recipe and mix well.
Place over high heat and bring to the boil, stirring constantly. At once stir in the pectin and bring to a flill rolling boil. Boil for one minute, stirring constantly, then remove from heat Skim off foam with a metal spoon and pour quickly into warm jars. Cover at once with greaseproof sealing covers.
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Acknowledgements
In answer to a question from Iris Cogger, which was published in the Summer Bulletin, Phyllis Baker of Witham in Essex writes with a recipe for both Jelly and Jam. They were origionally published in a "Fuchsiarama" in 1971 and Phyllis tells me that she has used the jam recipe and still has two small j&s, "for as you can guess, you need a lot of bushes and they don't all have suitable berries".
Also, thanks to DL for forwarding this information.
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