Fuchsia

Description:

Fuchsia leaves are opposite or in whorls of three to five, simple lanceolate, and usually have serrated margins (entire in some species), 1–25 cm long, and can be either deciduous or evergreen, depending on the species. The flowers are very decorative; they have a pendulous "teardrop" shape and are displayed in profusion throughout the summer and autumn, and all year in tropical species. They have four long, slender sepals and four shorter, broader petals; in many species, the sepals are bright red and the petals purple (colours that attract the hummingbirds that pollinate them), but the colours can vary from white to dark red, purple-blue, and orange. A few have yellowish tones. The ovary is inferior and the fruit is a small dark reddish green, deep red, or deep purple berry, containing numerous very small seeds.

Habitat:

Wild hedges at the coast of South West Ireland.

Notes:

EVERYWHERE in South West Ireland do you see these marvellous hedges full of dancing fuchsia's.