Fuchsiarius | R. Theo Margelony
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Adventures from The Fuchsietum, a small garden in Portland, Oregon filled with lots of fuchsias and their friends. Travels, too. One world, one garden! (Refugee from the Former Twitter)
Finally! Staging for the fuchsia species in the greenhouse is finished.
The species are still enjoying the cool, fresh autumn air on the patio as the weather’s been mild. Things will be ready when it’s time to move the flock into winter quarters, though. 1/2
The species are still enjoying the cool, fresh autumn air on the patio as the weather’s been mild. Things will be ready when it’s time to move the flock into winter quarters, though. 1/2
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Finally! Staging for the fuchsia species in the greenhouse is finished.
The species are still enjoying the cool, fresh autumn air on the patio as the weather’s been mild. Things will be ready when it’s time to move the flock into winter quarters, though. 1/2
The species are still enjoying the cool, fresh autumn air on the patio as the weather’s been mild. Things will be ready when it’s time to move the flock into winter quarters, though. 1/2
What’s in flower at The Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ‘Surprise’. Surely someone was surprised when it was first spotted but by whom is the question. It’s origins are unknown. It’s a very hardy fuchsia here in the PNW, though, and can eventually get about 4-5 ft (to 1,5 m) or so in a season.
November 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
What’s in flower at The Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ‘Surprise’. Surely someone was surprised when it was first spotted but by whom is the question. It’s origins are unknown. It’s a very hardy fuchsia here in the PNW, though, and can eventually get about 4-5 ft (to 1,5 m) or so in a season.
A murder of crows quickly assembled after a raptor soared by and rested in the neighbor’s tree. Eventually it had enough of the cacophony and flew off.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A murder of crows quickly assembled after a raptor soared by and rested in the neighbor’s tree. Eventually it had enough of the cacophony and flew off.
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ‘DebRon’s Bright Eyes’, a 2023 release from OR’s own hybridizer, Ron Monnier. It’s a lax upright & rumor has it at about 2-3 ft (60-90 cm). Mine only went in late spring & has gotten to about 12 in (30 cm) so far. I’ll let you know how it does next year.
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ‘DebRon’s Bright Eyes’, a 2023 release from OR’s own hybridizer, Ron Monnier. It’s a lax upright & rumor has it at about 2-3 ft (60-90 cm). Mine only went in late spring & has gotten to about 12 in (30 cm) so far. I’ll let you know how it does next year.
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ‘Heidi Ann’ is from Mrs. E. Smith of the UK in 1969 and a recipient of the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. It’s a bushy, compact upright for the hardy fuchsia bed or cultivation in a pot. Mine gets to 16 in. (40 cm) in a season.
November 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ‘Heidi Ann’ is from Mrs. E. Smith of the UK in 1969 and a recipient of the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. It’s a bushy, compact upright for the hardy fuchsia bed or cultivation in a pot. Mine gets to 16 in. (40 cm) in a season.
Fall at the Fuchsietum. Lagerstroemia ’Muskogee’ is firing up.
November 3, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Fall at the Fuchsietum. Lagerstroemia ’Muskogee’ is firing up.
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Brilliantly scarlet Salvia elegans, or pineapple sage, enjoying an infrequent break in the skies this wet week. Its leaves smell vaguely of pineapple when bruised. 1/3
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Brilliantly scarlet Salvia elegans, or pineapple sage, enjoying an infrequent break in the skies this wet week. Its leaves smell vaguely of pineapple when bruised. 1/3
Some strong winds pushing in with the “atmospheric river knocked Fuchsia ‘Premier Nouveau planted out this spring off its temporary support. I did what I often do if I don’t have my roll of twine on me. Pulled an older bottom leaf off a nearby Phormium. It’s not called New Zealand flax for nothing!
October 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Some strong winds pushing in with the “atmospheric river knocked Fuchsia ‘Premier Nouveau planted out this spring off its temporary support. I did what I often do if I don’t have my roll of twine on me. Pulled an older bottom leaf off a nearby Phormium. It’s not called New Zealand flax for nothing!
Been a bit of rain & some occasionally strong winds from the “atmospheric river” flowing in from the ocean over the last three days. Even heard some thunder last night! My rain guage has collected a little over 2 1/2 in (65 mm) so far. Welcome to the start of the “winter monsoon season” in Portland!
October 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Been a bit of rain & some occasionally strong winds from the “atmospheric river” flowing in from the ocean over the last three days. Even heard some thunder last night! My rain guage has collected a little over 2 1/2 in (65 mm) so far. Welcome to the start of the “winter monsoon season” in Portland!
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Introduced min 1940, Fuchsia ‘Martha Werle’ is from the hybridizing hand of Henry Werle. It was named for his wife, Martha. The Werles were owners of well-known Bungalow Nursery in Colma, Calif. & sold both fuchsias & tuberous begonias on location & by mail. 1/6
October 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Introduced min 1940, Fuchsia ‘Martha Werle’ is from the hybridizing hand of Henry Werle. It was named for his wife, Martha. The Werles were owners of well-known Bungalow Nursery in Colma, Calif. & sold both fuchsias & tuberous begonias on location & by mail. 1/6
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ’DebRon’s Joan Lou’. Introduced in 2009 by Oregon’s own hybridizer, Ron Monnier, it has large lusciously double flowers. Mine has gotten to about twenty-four inches tall (60 cm) planted out but it’ll also do well in a hanging basket.
October 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ’DebRon’s Joan Lou’. Introduced in 2009 by Oregon’s own hybridizer, Ron Monnier, it has large lusciously double flowers. Mine has gotten to about twenty-four inches tall (60 cm) planted out but it’ll also do well in a hanging basket.
Fall at the Fuchsietum. Some hostas can get pretty excited about dressing for the autumn. Like Hosta ‘Forbidden Fruit’.
October 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Fall at the Fuchsietum. Some hostas can get pretty excited about dressing for the autumn. Like Hosta ‘Forbidden Fruit’.
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Abutilon ‘Chance Encounter’. From a series of crosses by Ann Amato in 2022. It’s gotten to about four feet tall.
October 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Abutilon ‘Chance Encounter’. From a series of crosses by Ann Amato in 2022. It’s gotten to about four feet tall.
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Abutilon ‘Rosa Linda’. “24-36 inches”? Riiiight. Try six feet! I’m glad I put it next to the fence this spring so I don’t have to move it.
October 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Abutilon ‘Rosa Linda’. “24-36 inches”? Riiiight. Try six feet! I’m glad I put it next to the fence this spring so I don’t have to move it.
Chance autumn bouquets unexpectedly decorate the garden this time of year. Here’s ‘Delta’s Sara’ with xGordlinia grandiflora.
October 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Chance autumn bouquets unexpectedly decorate the garden this time of year. Here’s ‘Delta’s Sara’ with xGordlinia grandiflora.
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Fuchsia hatschbachii. now over seven feet tall (about 215 cm) after being cut back to the ground in late March. 1/5
October 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Fuchsia hatschbachii. now over seven feet tall (about 215 cm) after being cut back to the ground in late March. 1/5
Chance autumn bouquets unexpectedly decorate the garden this time of year. Here’s ‘Delta’s Sara’ with xGordlinia grandiflora.
October 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Chance autumn bouquets unexpectedly decorate the garden this time of year. Here’s ‘Delta’s Sara’ with xGordlinia grandiflora.
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ‘Hawkshead’. This lovely fuchsia is a cross between a pale-flowered F. magellanica cultivar [sic. “F. magellanica var. molinae”] and the classic ‘Venus Victrix’. 1/5
October 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
What’s in flower at the Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ‘Hawkshead’. This lovely fuchsia is a cross between a pale-flowered F. magellanica cultivar [sic. “F. magellanica var. molinae”] and the classic ‘Venus Victrix’. 1/5
The spiders are decorating the patio for October 31.
October 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The spiders are decorating the patio for October 31.
What’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ‘Göttingen’, 1905 from Carl Bonstedt, famed Gartenmeister of Fuchsia “Gartenmeister Bonstedt’, at the U. of Gōttingen’s botanical garden. Bonstedt produced several still-popular hybrids between F. triphylla x F. fulgens early on in his 30-years. 1/2
October 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
What’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ‘Göttingen’, 1905 from Carl Bonstedt, famed Gartenmeister of Fuchsia “Gartenmeister Bonstedt’, at the U. of Gōttingen’s botanical garden. Bonstedt produced several still-popular hybrids between F. triphylla x F. fulgens early on in his 30-years. 1/2
What’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? Correa 'Peaches and Cream'. The genus is endemic to Australia & sometimes called the “Australian fuchsia” because of a fancied resemblance to the real thing. It’s in the citrus family (Rutaceae), though, and Fuchsia is in the evening primrose family (Onagraceae).
October 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
What’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? Correa 'Peaches and Cream'. The genus is endemic to Australia & sometimes called the “Australian fuchsia” because of a fancied resemblance to the real thing. It’s in the citrus family (Rutaceae), though, and Fuchsia is in the evening primrose family (Onagraceae).
What’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? Nerine bowdenii 'Isabel', a beautiful bulb from South Africa.
October 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
What’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? Nerine bowdenii 'Isabel', a beautiful bulb from South Africa.
What’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ‘Cardinal’ is another classic American cultivar released by Evans & Reeves Nurseries of Los Angeles in 1938. It has long internodes & likes to spread its shoulders wide so give it room. Also hardy in the usual places many fuchsias are hardy.
October 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
What’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ‘Cardinal’ is another classic American cultivar released by Evans & Reeves Nurseries of Los Angeles in 1938. It has long internodes & likes to spread its shoulders wide so give it room. Also hardy in the usual places many fuchsias are hardy.
What’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? Tricyrtis formosana ‘Dark Beauty’ and Fuchsia ‘Chickadee’.
October 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
What’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? Tricyrtis formosana ‘Dark Beauty’ and Fuchsia ‘Chickadee’.
What’s flowering at The Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ’Ravenslaw’. Not to be confused with the Four Houses of Hogwarts, this “law” is Old English & means a hill, (burial) mound, or tumulus of stones. I can see a flock of flamboyant red ravens assembling on the hill laying some giddy plot or induction serious.
October 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
What’s flowering at The Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ’Ravenslaw’. Not to be confused with the Four Houses of Hogwarts, this “law” is Old English & means a hill, (burial) mound, or tumulus of stones. I can see a flock of flamboyant red ravens assembling on the hill laying some giddy plot or induction serious.