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: 6th September 2025

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Present: 26 members and 2 guests

Apologies;- David, Francois, Annette and John

Jill welcomed all and said that it was nice to see everybody again. Today’s  topic to be on growing standard fuchsias

Why grow standard fuchsias? They are much easier to feed, spray, look after and easier to look at the flowers without having to pick the ot up

Jill graciously made a lot of whips to grow on as standards of Phyllis and La Campanella for the members. She asked that these be grown as quarter standards, meaning the bare stem should measure between 25 and 46 cm when measured from. the top of the soil to the first branch. For a quarter standard leave the top 3 branches before pinching out the growing tip. Remove the lateral branches below, but do not remove the leaves until the correct hight has been reached and

 the head  is full. A quarter standard can be grown in an 18 cm pot

When potting your standard up, be sure to make a mould in the new soil mix in order not to disturb the plants roots

Miniature Standard: 15 – 20 cm, , overall height  25cm

Quarter Standard: 25 – 46 cm

Half Standard: 47 – 76 cm

Full Standard: 76 – 107 cm

Suggested cultivars:-

Miniatures:- La Campanella, Billy , Harry Gray

Quarter Standards:- Carla Johnson, Beacon Rosa , Aunty Jinks and Billy

Half Standards:- Carla Johnson, Display, Jeff van der Kuylen, Fokko’s Katrienje and Phyllis

Full Standards:- Phyllis, RAF, Annabel

Thank you to Nikki, Deidre and Rita who were on tea duty and provided us with a delicious spread

After tea the raffle was once again great fun and it made R650

Tea duty for October is Ninon, Annette and Rodney