Western Cape Fuchsia Society

Meetings

The Western Cape Fuchsia Society meets at 2pm on the first Saturday of each month between February and November at the St Thomas Church Hall, Campground Road in Rondebosch. Every month there is a practical workshop during which an experienced grower demonstrates a particular aspect of cultivating fuchsias relevant to that time of the year. Afterwards members have some practical experience, for example, in June and July they can bring any of their own plants that need potting-up and they will be guided through this process on these plant/s.

 The Society also invites a guest speaker to some meetings to talk about an interesting aspect of gardening, not necessarily connected to growing fuchsias.

Visitors are always welcome to participate and at the end of the meeting, they have the opportunity to discuss any aspect of fuchsia growing with the members over tea and cake.

Should you wish to join the Society, please contact the secretary (details provided below) for all relevant information.

A membership form may be downloaded here.

WESTERN CAPE FUCHSIA SOCIETY 2025 PROGRAMME 

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Meeting minutes

Date: 1st November 2025

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Present. 30 Members

Apologies.  Barbs, Anette, Estelle and Mia.             

Jill was pleased to see so many members.

She asked even if you only have flowers, please enter something in the show as Noeline managed to get 30 vouchers as prizes!

David was up next to talk about the upcoming show

When:   6 December2025

Where: Christ Church Constantia

Why do we have the fuchsia show?

. Highlite/ Share the exquisite beauty of the fuchsia

. Demonstrate/admire our growing skills

. Show the wide diversity of cultivars

. Introduce new varieties

. Unique cultivars, not always available at local nurseries

. Fuchsia versatility- shapes, sizes, displays, ability to mix/co-exist

. Inspire visitors to join WCFS

For members: -

. Participation is more important than winning

. Bragging rights

. Win prizes/ fill your album with certificates

. Try for a memorable exhibit

. It is our only social event

Judges look for: -

A Cultural profiency

Healthy looking plants

. Good form – uniform, balanced (mushroom sh

. Covered with flowers

. Fullness, no gaps in the plant

. Fresh foliage -healthy appearance

. Evidence of inching and regular feeding

B Flowers

.2/3 open flowers, 1/3 buds

. Uniform, even distribution of flowers

. Fresh flowers, not old or damaged

. Remove seed pods

.2/3 ganging baskets covered by leaves and flowers

. Generally, is is about quality and quantity

C. Foliage

. Abundance of clean healthy leaves

. Remove damaged, aging and yellowed leaves

 . No evidence of pests and diseases

. Variegated plants – all about the leaves, at least 2 different colours

D Proportionality

Plant should be at least 2x or 3x the pot size

E Presentation

. Ensure that pots/ baskets are clean

. Soil surface free of debris

. Remove training aids

. Take time to prepare your show exhibit

Enter via phone or email: - David Daniels

0217159752

0788040289

davidpeterdaniels@gmail.com

When to enter

 5 December (Wednesday to Friday)

Enter as many cultivars per class as you wish

All plants entered must be your property for at least 3 months.

Staging of plants will be on 5 December from 16:00 and 6th December from 7:00 to 07:30

Public viewing is from 10:00 to 16:00 and then refreshments will be served to members between 16:00 and 17:00

Here is to a very successful show for 2025

After a lovely and delicious tea provided by Jill, Belinda and Joanne, the raffle made R950