How to care for fuchsia correctly

Fuchsia - a very beautiful flower, named after the German doctor and botanist L. Fuchs. People nicknamed him “ballerina” due to the fact that the flowers have charming ballet slippers.

The flower is quite simple to maintain. I will tell you how to care for fuchsia in this article.

How to care for fuchsia

Before purchasing a flower determine its location. He is picky about moving from place to place and does not like to be turned over. It can be either an illuminated sunny place without direct sunlight, or artificial lighting. In both cases it grows well. Artificial lighting can be created using fluorescent lamps. If there is not enough light, then the fuchsia will grow, stretch out and deprive you of charming flowering.

Fuchsia grows at room temperature 18 - 20 degrees. The difficulty is that in winter it must be placed in a cool place where the temperature is 8 - 10 degrees plus. You can put it on a glassed-in balcony.

Fuchsia loves regular and abundant watering. It's not worth pouring. The soil is dry, water it. Alternate watering with spraying the leaves. For these purposes, use settled water at room temperature.

Pay attention to fertilizers. Fuchsia is picky about the location as well as about them. Overfeed, it will produce lush foliage and a couple of flowers. Provide complementary feeding once every two weeks. Fertilizers are suitable for it as for pelargoniums. In winter, fuchsia is on a diet; do not apply fertilizers.

A must for good growth and beautiful appearance pluck the fuchsia. The best time is in the spring, before flowering. Don't get too carried away.

Replant fuchsia as needed when the pot becomes small. Buy ready-made land or make it yourself. You will need one part each of peat, compost and humus and two parts coarse sand. Mix all ingredients. Provide good drainage.