Kayjones--thanks, but I'm looking for one of the Strophanthus species with the long tails--and it looks like Karyn will get me one. I am rooting you a P. exoniensis x parritae cuttings if I remember correctly--I lost a whole set of cuttings to rot but have a big group that should start rooting in the next couple days--I'll email you soon with an update. Karyn--thanks! I haven't been actively looking for an S. preussii, but I had one briefly years ago in L.A. It bloomed but I think it quickly died--I don't remember why. I'll do some reading and see if there are any suggestions for how to root them. I do remember that you got the F. boliviana 'Alba'--I'll let you know if I find one. I was slightly frustrated because I found one at Annie's earlier in the year, decided to postpone it and was told they'd have more in May. They didn't have them when I was there, but week or so ago they put them on their "Mail Order Only" list and they went immediately. They just sent me an email that they now have P. membranacea (not that I need it--I hadn't removed it from my wishlist). It's also "Mail order only", for $25. I bet they're out already.

Hi, Maybe this is a strange place to post this, but there is no exchange section on the Fuchsia forum. As Fuchsias go, Fuchsia boliviana Alba is "Brugmansia-like" in terms of growth habit and size. It has large leaves and can become a small tree. It can also bloom in a 4 inch pot. My plant is making berries full of seeds. I assume the seeds are viable, although I've only recently planted some. I can send a berry, possibly two depending on supply, for postage to anyone who is interested. Please email me directly. Each berry has about a couple hundred seeds, I think. They are roughly 3/4 of an inch long. Here's what my fairly small plant looks like in bloom. It is basically a zone 10 plant, which prefers cool summers, but I'm told can tolerate heat. Here is a link that might be useful:

mytime, Sorry to not follow up. Gardenweb was not forwarding responses to this post (and for a while all my posts) so I was not aware that anyone had responded to it. I had some bad luck propagating earlier this year and then got sidetracked. Fuchsia boliviana Alba cuttings started to root but some sort of fungus caused problems and killed them. The Correa cuttings I first tried did not root. I will start some new ones now, with bottom heat (which I did not use before). Pretty commonly even without bottom heat factored in a lot of plants propagate poorly in winter. So we'll see. I started a bunch of Deppea cuttings a week ago. That plant had some bug problems earlier in the year and I was reluctant to take a lot of cuttings until it fully recovered. I may or may not start new cuttings of the F. boliviana Alba soon; I'm not sure where that ranks on the list of things that I need/want to propagate. However, that plant has done really well and should produce a steady crop of berries in the near future. Here's a photo of the plant from about 10 days ago: And here's a closeup of the berries on one inflorescence: I find it amusing how the berries get long, and then get fat. So mytime, maybe I should contact you when things start to root. As far as the berries, I might try one batch of seeds, but in general I don't have a use for them. I guess I could eat them... If anyone wants a berry for postage (then they can clean out the seeds) I can send one for postage. They can get a bit soft when ripe, and the berry may end up smushed. I'm guessing that's not a problem. Andrea, thanks for the propagation advice. I do enjoy trying to see how many cuttings I can get from limited material. I didn't realize the stems can be split like that. If the seeds are easy, maybe I'll try some. I generally don't like growing things from tiny seeds, especially if they are easy to root. However I've never tried Fuchsias. I see the Fuchsia forum has no exchange site, so I'll mention it here. I'm looking for the variegated F. procumbens, which I believe goes by the name 'Mary Miller'. In trade, I have a lot of things, but only a few Fuchsias and none of them propagated at the moment. The other Fuchsias I have are the regular procumbens, denticulata, 'First Success' (F. paniculata x F. splendens'), F. x baccillaris and of course F. boliviana Alba. I may have access to F. splendens as well; my old plant went to a friends house in the area. Perhaps I'll try start a F. procumbens thread when my new F. procumbens opens another flower and repeat the question about the variegated cultivar. I thought I'd mention that an interesting source I've found locally for small inexpensive plants is Lone Pine Gardens, which is a wholesaler for succulents and bonsai plants. Their little Fuchsias are just a few dollars, and are often found in the bonsai section of nurseries (in N. California at least). I got 'First Success', procumbens, and x bacillaris from them. The plant on the right, of course, is Fuchsia 'First Success', which seems to be a really nice hybrid.

Wow! Beautiful plants! Hummingbirds probaly get all the nectar to themselves since bees probaly can't get into those flowers