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Fuchsia fulgens is a plant of the genus Fuchsia native to Mexico and Central America.
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Description
Shrubby, upright growth and thickened, tuberous roots.
Cultivation
Etymology
Fuchsia is named for Leonhart Fuchs [1501-66], a renaissance botanist and professor at Tübingen. Fulgens means 'shining' or 'glistening', often in reference (as in this case) to red flowers.
References
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