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Fucsia rústica
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Fucsia rústica

Fuchsia magellanica
Un arbusto elegante y de larga floración que se cultiva por sus flores colgantes en forma de farolillo —un tubo y unos sépalos de rojo vivo alrededor de una falda violeta-púrpura intensa de pétalos internos— que penden de tallos finos como hilos desde principios del verano hasta las heladas. Nativa de los bosques templados frescos y húmedos y de las cunetas del sur de Sudamérica (los Andes de Chile y Argentina hacia el sur hasta Tierra del Fuego, y hacia el norte hasta Perú), Fuchsia magellanica es la más rústica de las fucsias comunes. En su zona más templada forma un arbusto leñoso arqueado y redondeado de 5 a 10 pies de alto y ancho; en jardines de inviernos fríos muere hasta el suelo cada año y rebrota como un subarbusto más pequeño. Las flores colgantes están hechas para los colibríes, y les siguen pequeñas bayas de color negro azulado. Es la fucsia a la que recurrir donde las fucsias de cesta corrientes nunca sobrevivirían al invierno.
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Climate fit: moderate (52/100)
Focal point
Pollinator
Border
Light
Full sun / Part shade
Water
Consistent moisture
Mature size
60-120" tall · 45" apart
Hardy in zones
5a-10b
very cold to mild winters
Native in Illinois
No

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Las pequeñas bayas de color negro azulado son comestibles y no tóxicas —de suaves a ligeramente ácidas y ocasionalmente cocinadas en mermeladas o jaleas— y las flores son una guarnición comestible, pero el fruto es pequeño y lleno de semillas y la planta se cultiva casi por completo como ornamental, no como cultivo alimentario.

Cold hardiness

Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.

Heat tolerance

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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Fucsia rústica (Fuchsia magellanica). Retrieved 2026, June 13, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/fuchsia-magellanica
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