Adventures from The Fuchsietum, a small garden in Portland, Oregon filled with lots of fuchsias and their friends. Travels, too. One world, one garden! (Refugee from the Former Twitter)https://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mrczfs4sfs2kBy23 Jul 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrczfs4sfs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mrb7lfljrs2kSplendid skies at dawn belie another hot forecast today. 98 F (37 C) coming up.22 Jul 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrb7lfljrs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mr6t3hrtdc2rTwo very hot days in the forecast today and tomorrow—97 F (38 C) & 99 F (39 C). I’ve unfurled the shade cloth over the potted fuchsias on the patio. It’s 30% supported by recycled umbrella frames so I can roll it in if needed. 1/221 Jul 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6t3hrtdc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mqzx4olo5c2rWhat’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? Two different variegated sports of the classic Fuchsia ‘Corallina ’ (1844, Luccombe & Pince, UK). That’s the popular ‘Tom West’ (1853, Mellier, France) on the left and the lesser-known ‘Herbe de Jacques’ the right (1978, Schneider, USA). 1/319 Jul 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzx4olo5c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mqx7x4liik2nWhat’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? The daylily, Hemerocallis ‘Rajah’.18 Jul 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqx7x4liik2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mqupg6uvf22lÉdouard André, French horticulturalist, landscape designer, sometime Andean adventurer, and namesake of Fuchsia andrei, was born today in 1840. From the Archives of the Fuchsia+ Blog: https://www.fuchsietum.com/blog/files/edouard-andre.php17 Jul 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqupg6uvf22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mqrxjh5t522kWhat’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? The hardy orchid, Bletilla ‘Yellow Emperor’.16 Jul 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrxjh5t522khttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mqrhf4vgb22kWhat's flowering at The Fuchsietum? Echinacea ‘TNECHSS’ a.k.a. ‘Sweet Sandia’ because who would buy it under its plant-patent registration. It is pretty, though, and really picks up the colors of its neighbor, Fuchsia ‘DebRon’s Goth’. 1/216 Jul 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrhf4vgb22khttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mqrfefbfjs2kSome unusual sprinkles of rain early this morning from some equally unusual thundershowers passing north. Summers are very dry in Portland. We’re classed as dry-summer Mediterranean and it barely rains here for three months.16 Jul 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrfefbfjs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mq5yojwlds2fScene in Namibia. Adenolobus pechuellii, the Namib neat’s foot. Another medicinal plant. The roots of this attractive shrub were used to treat liver ailments.08 Jul 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5yojwlds2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mq54b5s7ck2fScene in Namibia. Rogeria longiflora, the desert foxglove or the white djirrie, is found from Namibia into the Northern Cape. It was apparently once used medicinally in rural areas to treat inflammation and wounds.08 Jul 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq54b5s7ck2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mq2xhthj4c2fWhat’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? Clematis texensis ‘Zobrika’, a.k.a ‘Princess Kate’.07 Jul 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2xhthj4c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mq2ucsakns2fWhat’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? The Coneflower, Echinacea ‘Sombrero Sangarita’.07 Jul 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2ucsakns2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mpw6n4azss2fWhat’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ‘Campo Thilco’ was bred in 1995 by Dr. Peter Baye at the San Francisco Botanical Garden for fuchsia gall mite resistance. It’s a cross between the immune species F. campos-portoi and the highly susceptible F. magellanica. 1/205 Jul 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpw6n4azss2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mpvwnwivfc2fWhat’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ‘Cambridge Louie’ is a small, free-flowering upright with rosy orangish-pink flowers. Bred by C.W. Napthen of the UK in 1977. Interestingly, it’s said he named it after a blind woman who could reputedly distinguish between cultivars by touch!05 Jul 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvwnwivfc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mpvs3kubn22fWhat’s flowering at the Fuchsietum? Fuchsia ‘Chickadee’ and F. magellanica ‘Variegata’.05 Jul 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvs3kubn22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mpu53ejizs2fScene in Namibia. This was actually a VERY bumpy 4-wheeling drive on a dirt road along the Kunene River. That’s Angola on the other side. 1/204 Jul 2026 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpu53ejizs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mpttmeimmc2fThree summers ago I planted an extra Fuchsia boliviana ‘Alba’ out in the garden. Wasn’t really expecting blooms since it gets knocked out by frosts just as it’s thinking about it. It was just an easy way to store the plant for cuttings. But this year…. 1/204 Jul 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpttmeimmc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mptpoob33c2fScene in Namibia. A pair of Cape black-backed jackals, Lupullela mesomelas mesomelas, caught resting in the afternoon shade on a hot day. Probably off to hunt some dinner now. 1/204 Jul 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptpoob33c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mptmvaklc22fScene in Namibia. Mesembryanthemum guerichianum. A bit of a mouthful for a little plant but it is attractive!04 Jul 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptmvaklc22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mpth6oovxc2fScene in Namibia. The blue wildebeest, or gnu, Connochaetes taurinus. They’re often found grazing along with zebra herds apparently for mutual defense against predators. These shaggy, ungainly looking beasts are actually antelopes but they always seem like an odd creation of Dr. Seuss to me.04 Jul 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpth6oovxc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mptf2qzlxs2xFuchsia ‘Bicentennial’. “All roads lead to the fuchsia” but we might do well to rest a moment on the way and reflect on more halcyon days of the past this Semiquincentennial. Happy Birthday, America. Keep that Spirit of ‘76 alive!04 Jul 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptf2qzlxs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mplpkgjzic2lScene in Namibia. The wild sesame, Sesamum triphyllum.01 Jul 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplpkgjzic2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mpjzfpk3vk2aScene in Namibia. The kokerboom, or quivertree, Aloidendron dichotomum (syn. Aloe dichotoma). I was delighted to see this trio at Arandis, some kilometers west of the Kuiseb Pass. 1/230 Jun 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjzfpk3vk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mphkhvmoos2iScene in Namibia. Petalidium egelarianum, a lovely shrub with silver foliage. The genus is native to deserts and dry scrublands in both Africa and India. Well over half of its 41 species are native to SW Africa, though.29 Jun 2026 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphkhvmoos2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3mpfcqmxa7k2iScene in Namibia. Geigeria ornativa, which goes by the appealingly descriptive name of vermeerbos, or common vomitdaisy. It’s a reference to its being inedible to grazing cattle. As for humans, don’t be tempted to brew tea from it either.29 Jun 2026 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpfcqmxa7k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3moxr4w7mz22nScene in Namibia. Oops. Be careful where you step. This little darling came out from the shadows under the bakkie (pickup truck) at my feet. Parabuthus villosus, the black hairy thick-tailed scorpion, is native from Namibia into the Northern Cape. 1/223 Jun 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxr4w7mz22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3moxkluxi522nScene in Namibia. Elephant stare-down when a lone male suddenly bursts in at the night waterhole at Etosha. Elephants apparently also do not like rhinos hanging around until they’re finished drinking. There are a dozen more lurking in the shadows! Who knew?23 Jun 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxkluxi522nhttps://bsky.app/profile/fuchsiarius.bsky.social/post/3moutmnffcs2nScene in Namibia. Tiny blossoms of Aptosimum lineare, a member of the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae). Looking at the long lines of the branches you get a good idea how the species might have gotten its name.22 Jun 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:ja4bpssh2kf6d5fcywyp2vug/app.bsky.feed.post/3moutmnffcs2n