Dainty, bright green, heart shaped leaves cascading down the side of a pot or hanging basket is enough to recommend fuchsia procumbens to any gardener.

Look carefully between the leaves and you will see the plant's unusual yellow flowers tipped with blue pollen.

The photograph below shows two male flowers.

The flowers are followed by bright red fruit the size of olives.

The fruit of the fuchsia procumbens is attractive to birds but you don't have to worry about spreading unwanted weeds - fuchsia procumbens is a New Zealand native.

A female flower is shown in the photograph above.


Fuchsia procumbens:

• Is also called creeping fuchsia, native fuchsia, climbing or trailing fuchsia.
• Flowers from September to May
• Can be used as a ground cover, or in pots or hanging baskets
• Grows to a height of 20cms and will spread 1.5m.   
• Is frost tender and deciduous in colder climates.  
• Prefers semi shade but is a remarkably adaptable plant and can be grown in most soils and situations including dry shade.