Fireworks of pink!

It sure doesn't look like a Fuchsia, does it?  Fuchsia arborescens is a spectacular, rare species from the cool mountains of Central America.  This flamboyant Fuchsia is tree-sized, growing 10 to 15 feet tall!  It's covered with big panicles of bright pink flowers almost all year.  The blooms are exciting even in the bud stage, starting out lilac-pink before bursting open to a softer pink.  The effect is like having lit sparklers all over your plant!  This Fuchsia is very rare in cultivation.  Fresh, genuine seeds are almost never seen for sale.

Fuchsia arborescens is an evergreen species that forms a large, woody bush.  Even through it can grow huge, you may prune it down to any size you wish.  It flowers most months of the year, and is a very heavy bloomer.  Each flower cluster can get 5 to 10 inches across and have dozens of flowers.  After flowering, it makes dark blue, grape-like berries that are edible!  They are lightly sweet, tasting sort of like kiwi fruit, but not as sweet.  This is a true species, not a cultivated hybrid, so the seeds grow true.