Harry Grey.

Harry Grey.

FUCHSIAS
For other uses, see Fuchsia (disambiguation).




Fuchsia







Fuchsia hybrida



Scientific classification



Kingdom:

Plantae



Division:

Magnoliophyta



Class:

Magnoliopsida



Order:

Myrtales



Family:

Onagraceae



Genus:

Fuchsia
L. [1]



Species




About 100; see text


Fuchsia ( /ˈfjuːʃə/ FEW-shə) is a genus of flowering plants that consists mostly of shrubs or small trees. The first, Fuchsia triphylla, was discovered on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (present day Dominican Republic and Haiti) in 1703 by the French Minim monk and botanist, Charles Plumier. He named the new genus after the renowned German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566