Deciduous Perennial
(usually grown as an annual near you)
Semi-Trailing, Bushy in the Onagraceae Family
A semi-trailing Bella-series fuchsia with lavender-blue, rosy-red-sepaled flowers from summer into autumn.
Fuchsia 'Bella Nikita' is a small, compact, semi-trailing selection in the Bella series, with a pale lavender-blue corolla set off by rosy-red sepals and stamens. It blooms from summer into autumn on a bushy plant with dark green foliage, well suited to hanging baskets and container edges.
Pros
Unusual lavender-blue-and-rosy-red bicolor flowers stand out from typical fuchsia shades
Small, compact, semi-trailing habit suits hanging baskets and container edges
Blooms continuously from summer into autumn
Tolerates full sun to partial shade, more flexible than many fuchsias
Cons
Tender outside roughly Zone 9-10; won't survive a Chicago winter outdoors
Needs consistently moist soil, especially in containers and baskets
May decline in prolonged summer heat without some afternoon shade
This plant is probably not winter-hardy outdoors where you live.
Highlights
The pale lavender-blue corolla paired with rosy-red sepals and stamens gives 'Bella Nikita' an unusual color combination among fuchsias, carried on a small, bushy, semi-trailing plant with dark green foliage. Like its Bella-series siblings, it blooms from summer into autumn and tolerates full sun as well as partial shade.
Pairs well with other container and basket plants that share its preference for part shade and even moisture, such as begonias, impatiens, or trailing lobelia.
We try very hard to source exactly what you’d like, but sometimes growers run out of plants! While this variety is a great deal at the price shown, we know that it has limited availability. If you want the plant even if it might be more expensive, or in a different size or quantity -- after you place your order, just send us a quick note at help@northshoreplantclub.com. Then, we’ll try to get you some version of this from one of our growers. And if we can’t get it from anywhere, of course, we’ll send a refund!
Field-Grown vs. Greenhouse-Grown Plants
Plants which are well-adapted to our local climate are most often field-grown (outside). Field-grown plants are generally cheaper and have the advantage of already somewhat acclimated to our cold winters, but that means they’re not artificially far along in the spring and tend to bloom at the normal time in our area.
Spring annuals and tender perennials are typically grown in Greenhouses so they can be ready and luxurious exactly when customers want them. Some perennials are also “forced” into early bloom in greenhouses. In May, there can be a very big difference between field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants of the same type. The latter typically look good right away (so they’re a great choice where that’s important), but we typically pay a premium for it.
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