Fuchsia 'Golden Herald'

Also Known As

Fuchsia 'Golden Harold'
Golden Herald Fuchsia

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 4'-5'
W: 4'-6'

planting zones

8a-11

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Fuchsia 'Golden Herald' plant details

Fuchsia 'Golden Herald' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with chartreuse and gold foliage. In fall and summer purple and red flowers emerge. Attracts bees, beneficial insects and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Fuchsia 'Golden Herald'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: onagraceae
Foliage: deciduous chartreuse and gold
Mature size: 4 FT - 6 FT - wide, 4 FT - 5 FT - tall
Flowers: purple and red blooms in fall and summer
Uses: border plant, container plant, floriferous, long-blooming

GROWING CONDITIONS for Fuchsia 'Golden Herald'

USDA Zones: 8a - 11
Sun exposure: mostly sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Fuchsia 'Golden Herald' is a superlative cultivar with golden yellow foliage with red veins and stems that will produce an electric show in containers or the garden. It has medium-sized red and purple flowers which look fantastic against the leaves. Mulch in winter with fallen leaves around the base of the trunk to increase winter hardiness.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Displays prolific single flowers with red sepals and purple corollas. An upright variety with light green to gold foliage. To ensure hardiness: take out of containers and plant them deep, mist foliage when very hot, prune to several inches above ground in late winter, and mulch the crown. Keep moist, not wet.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Old-fashioned yet seldom available, this lovely upright to 4 to 5' smothers itself with nearly gold to light green leaves tinted orange in sun with a long season of flowers of cherry red centered, dark purple. Evergreen in zone 9 perennial flowering early on new wood to the bottom of USDA zone 7. Surprisingly sun tolerant thought quite happy in dappled shade.