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Accession Data:

Fuchsia triphylla L.

  • sect. Fuchsia

  • Common Name: Honeysuckle Fuchsia
  • Family: Onagraceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Haiti, Santo Domingo
  • Habitat: mountainous areas of the Caribbean

  • Culture: Shady, or partly sunny areas. Does well in cooler sub-tropical areas with ample humidity - likes fog. Avoid direct sun and high temperatures. Hardy down to about 25F but should be protected below freezing.
  • USDA Zone: 10b-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500603
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1315 - NEOA: East Bench SS
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-24-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: rosids
  • Order: Myrtales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Onagraceae
  • SubFamily: Onagroideae
  • Tribe: Circaeeae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
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2003

References (internal):

  • Bird Pollination (ornithophily)
  • Type Species
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed 30 November 2015.

data regenerated on Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:33:05 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Fuchsia triphylla

Additional images for this accession:

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Current Accessions in the Onagraceae

Subfamily Onagroideae
Tribe Circaeeae

  • Fuchsia procumbens
  • Fuchsia triphylla Gartenmeister
  • Fuchsia triphylla
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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