What Type of Plant Is Fuschia & Green?

Annuals

• Annuals live and bloom for a single growing season. The fuchsia (Fuchsia x hybrida blooms with bright, pendulous flowers through the summer. Often used in hanging baskets, this annual plant has dark green foliage and grows from 1 1/2 to 3 feet tall. Fuchsia plants grow best in sites that receive morning sun and afternoon shade.

  The portulaca, or moss rose (Portulaca grandiflora), grows as a fuchsia-flowering cultivar with green foliage. Sundial Fuchsia portulaca blooms from summer through early fall with large, bright blossoms. It prefers full sun and tolerates drought well. Portulaca grows to 8 inches tall.

Perennials

• Perennials live for at least three years. Turk's turban, or wild fuchsia (Malvaviscus arboreus), grows from 3 to 4 feet tall and blooms from summer to fall with deep fuchsia blossoms. It thrives in well-drained soils and full sun to partial shade. Turk's turban is hardy in zones 8 to 10 and is native to Mexico. It has green foliage.

  The bow-tie vine (Dalechampia dioscoraefolia) produces flat, fuchsia-hued bracts with a thin, paper-like texture and has green foliage. This climbing vine flowers year-round but produces the most blossoms in summer. It prefers full sun to partial shade and moist soil. Bow tie vines are hardy in zones 9 to 11.

Shrubs

• Shrubs define borders within the landscape. Several cultivars of the redleaf loropetalum (Loropetalum chinensis var. rubrum) produce fuchsia flowers and have evergreen foliage. Blush, Razzleberri and Zhuzhou fuchsia bloom with aromatic, fuchsia-pink blossoms from spring through summer. Blush and Razzleberri grow to 8 feet tall with a 6-foot spread and have olive-green leaves, while ZhuZhou grows to 10 feet and has deep maroon leaves that turn green with maturity. Redleaf loropetalum shrubs thrive in zones 7 to 9 in sites with sun to partial shade and rich, moist, acidic soil.

  The American beautyberry (Callicarpa Americana) produces clusters of bird-attracting, bright fuchsia berries. These deciduous shrubs grow quickly to 4 feet tall with a 5-foot spread and prefer sun to partial shade and moist soil. They tolerate dry soils and are hardy in zones 7 to 10.

Trees

• Trees provide shade and windbreaks. The Leonard Messel Loebner magnolia (Magnolia x loebneri "Leonard Messel") produces fragrant, white flowers with fuchsia throats. This deciduous tree grows to 15 or 20 feet tall and has 3- to 5-inch-long green leaves that turn yellow and brown in fall. It is hardy in zones 5 to 8 and prefers sun to partial shade and well-drained soil.

  The Tuscarora and Tuskegee crape myrtles (Lagerstreomia indicia) produce fuchsia-hued blossoms and have green foliage. These deciduous trees grow to 20 feet tall and have exfoliating bark. They are hardy in zones 7 to 9 and prefer full sun and moist, well-drained soil.