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fuchsia

[fyoo-shuh] / ˈfju ʃə /




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A California fuchsia, with bright scarlet flowers, heals the soil and entices hummingbirds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

These broadsides, with their all-capital letters in fuchsia against a black background, are hard to miss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The first few pages of “East of the River” pulse with fuchsia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Labour MSPs had their traditional red rose, Reform UK a Scottish heather, the Greens what appeared to be a fuchsia pink gerbera and the Liberal Democrats a mini-mixed bouquet.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

Out stepped a tiny pink shoe, a foot soft as a rabbit’s ear, then the thick ankle, a flutter of hips, fuchsia roses and green perfume.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros

“Our founders, Evelyn and Bob Weidner, specialized in growing begonias, then fuchsias and impatiens and on from there. We’re a full-service nursery; we also sell fruit trees and vegetables. But our specialty is flowers.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025

Calscape, the California Native Plant Society’s plant database, says there is no better single plant than California fuchsias for attracting hummers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025

Margelony overwinters his fuchsias in containers in an unheated garage, where the plants stay cool.

From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2023

"Things we'd expect to flower into October, like fuchsias and salvias, are still flowering now and show no signs of stopping," Ms Barker said.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2022

White lilies, tiger lilies, and tall lupins were in the middle; carnations, white and scarlet geraniums round them, with brilliant blue salvias, mignonette, fuchsias, and many other lovely things.

From The Pleasures of the Country Simple Stories for Young People by Harriet Myrtle


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