129837 FUCHSIA Fuchsia magellanica (Onograceae) Height to 1.5m
Deciduous, much-branched shrub. Favours rocky ground and rough slopes, often coastal. FLOWERS are 2cm long and bell-shaped, with red sepals and violet petals; pendent, on slender stalks ((Aug-Oct). FRUITS are black berries. LEAVES are ovate. STATUS-Introduced for hedging; naturalised locally, mainly in W Britain and SW Ireland