If it's dead, it is dead and nothing short of magic will bring it back to life. 'R.A.F.' is considered a tender or annual fuchsia so unable to winter over unless in very mild, frost-free winter climates. It would have required bringing indoors (or at least somewhere above freezing) for winter protection. Where are you located and when did you plant this fuchsia and what sort of care have you provided? FWIW, MiracleGro is only a fertilizer, not a magic elixir, and one never fertilizes a plant that is stressed or ailing in some fashion. And it certainly won't have any effect on a dead plant.

Hello, anjukalele. Need more information. A lot of things could cause the flowers to wilt, and there are a lot of variables that haven't been revealed. The most likely cause of the problem is that you bought a plant out of a greenhouse, and then put it immediately outdoors. Plants have a funny ability to grow according to the prevailing environmental conditions, and when you grow them in greenhouses, they get very "soft" and their tissues fail to conserve moisture because they don't need to--the humidity is already very high. Then if you take a plant that was grown in a greenhouse, where humidity is very high, light diffuse, and ventilation very gentle (no wind), and put them outdoors where humidity is lower, light levels more intense, and there is now wind to deal with, they are apt to shrivel. What you're supposed to do is called "hardening them off". You leave them out only a few hours in mild weather in a sheltered spot, then longer, then move them to a more exposed spot, and eventually, when they seem to not be too stressed, leave them in their final position day and night. There are other possibilities too. What is the weather like? Any fungal diseases in your area? Thrips? Whiteflies? >>How much light and water does it really need? Bright open shade, with perhaps a few hours of sun, is about the right exposure. Morning sun is better than afternoon, unless you live in a particularly cool area, in which case it doesn't matter too much. They can bloom with nothing but bright open shade (open to the sky but no direct sun) if you like. You will need to irrigate daily in hot weather (which is why I don't do hanging baskets). In cooler and/or more humid weather, once every few days should be adequate. Fuchsias are heavy feeders--which is not surprising as they bloom frequently. Feed fairly often with a liquid fertilizer when you irrigate. Let me know if I have given you enough information to solve the problem. If not, I'll ask you some more questions.

K....are you certain they were fuchias? I have never heard of fuchias being used as a pond plant before! Yes, they like moist soil, but to place them in a pond on a shelf is a certain way of killing them as they are definately NOT pond plants at all. I would go back to the store and question the salesperson plant knowledge and ask for a refund. Tell him to get some lessons in horticultre also!!! I would doubt very much if they can be saved as their roots are not designed to be in constant contact with so much water...but you have nothing to lose by trying. Dry them out asap...remove from the pots and wrap in newspaper to absorb excess water, I'd probably cut them back to reduce stress and keep your fingers crossed. Then take a drive back to that store and search out that silly salesperson. Gill.

When you say tree, do you mean a single trunk of some length with branches at the top or did your fuchsia look more like a shrub with several branches coming out of the ground? There are quite a few varieties of fuchsia that are winter hardy in zone 8 if the rootball is planted deep enough. Although the top of the plant dies back in winter fresh growth comes up from the rootball in the spring. If your plant was a 'tree' fuchsia it would have to have been given winter protection, somewhere it wouldn't freeze, given just enough water to keep the roots from drying out. With fuchsias that are left in the ground over winter don't cut the dead looking branches off in the spring until you can see where new growth is coming from, then cut just above where you see new growth or to shape. Whichever type you had it looks like the root survived the winter, the new growth appearing now will grow and flower.