- Fuchsia 'Alice Hoffman' is a hardy fuschia which you can grow as a shrub, or treat as summer bedding
- You can grow it in a mixed herbaceous border in part shade, or in a pot on a sheltered, part-shaded patio
- A small shrub fuchsia, Alice Hoffman has semi-double flowers with pink sepals and white-pink petals and attractive bronze-tinged foliage
What you need to know:
- Plant Type: Hardy fuschia, deciduous shrub
- Flowers: Semi-double flowers with pink sepals and white-pink petals June to September
- Height: 60cm
- Spread: 60cm
- Position: Sheltered spot in partial shade
- Soil Type: Fertile, moist but well-drained soil
- Bee and butterfly friendly
Caring for your plant:
- May be treated as summer bedding or as a hardy shrub. If the latter, plant early in the season, protect for the first winter with a thick mulch on surface but not directly around the stem
- Prune back hard in spring (after the frosts have passed) to promote new growth
