I love gardening, so I don’t mind that some plants demand more of my attention than others.I’m not mad when I have to grab the pruners to
06.07.2023 - 03:21 / gardenerspath.com / Kristine Lofgren
7 Common Reasons Why Fuchsia Fails to BloomFuchsia is one of those plants that has little value when it’s not in bloom. Sorry, little plants! But you just aren’t that pretty when you aren’t flowering.
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Like roses, the leaves and stems aren’t all that attractive on their own. Hostas can hold their own without blossoms, but most people aren’t growing fuchsia for the foliage.
But also like roses, when fuchsias are in bloom, they’re incomparable.
Fuchsia flowers are so beautiful that people will fight their local surroundings to grow them, even if they live in entirely the wrong climate. And I totally get it.
I babied and nurtured these specimens for years in the driest, hottest climate imaginable. Pretty much the opposite of what fuchsias prefer. But each time I walked by the bright, frilly blossoms, it was worth all the care and attention.
But every now and then, a plant won’t bloom. It’s frustrating and such a waste of potential. On the bright side, it’s fairly easy to figure out what the problem is and how to fix it.
Here are seven common causes of a lack of flowering, and what you can do to resolve them:
Any time a plant is stressed, it will go into emergency mode.
Some will “bolt” and send out seeds to try and hurry to complete their lifecycle. Others, like fuchsia, will abandon ship and wait for better conditions to return.
But “stress” can be a nebulous term. It can mean that your fuchsia was recently transplanted and its roots were damaged. But it can also mean pests or diseases are impacting the plant, weakening it.
Let’s take a look.
1. DiseasesFuchsias are susceptible to several different diseases, usually
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