Rockin'^® Fuchsia Salvia hybrid

Undoubtably a very good plant plant. However growers are using chemicals to stunt the plant for sales purposes. You get one extremely large flowering head on a tiny plant in a small pot, that no matter how hard you try it simply will not take off and grow into the shrub it's meant to be. The side branches do not develop only producing tiny trusses of buds that barely open. Once the large truss has finished the whole plant goes into decline. I do feel cheated when growers use chemicals to alter plants, often this is not reversible and the plant will not thrive as a garden plant. I couldn't even save the plant by taking a cutting and it was extremely expensive. I bought three in three consecutive seasons until I gave up, taking the last one to our government run nurseries where they informed me this was because of a chemical or hormone that stops the plant elongating and growing after the single flower truss has fully developed. I would also like to add that the information here on this site is not correct, the calyxes are not black, more like brown, also the flowers fade to a very much lighter pink, only maintaining the colour saturation for a day or so. Extremely dissapointed and I feel something should be done about this. Regard Anton Lambert

I bought this plant for a $1 at Lowe’s over the summer it was pretty small planted in a corner and it has taken off I am in love with this plant it’s so beautiful it’s November 13th and it’s still blooming standing tall and just beautiful! I will buy fir next year and I want to try the blue one that looks like this. You will not regret if you get this beauty!

The photos above just do not do this plant justice! I saw these in our local garden center and they stopped me right where I was! Planted for about 2 weeks now and have grown already! Very beautiful! In a flower bed that is being created a few plants at a time. Currently paired with 2 Hybrid Tea Roses, a lemon princess spirea, Denim n Lace Russian Sage, Sweet Romance Lavender, and Limelight Hydrangea. We plan to add Pearl Glam Beautyberry, pink Quince, Artemisia, Annas magic ball evergreen, and a few other annual and perennials. CAN'T WAIT to see this bed filled out in all its beauty! As this is an annual fo rme in zone 7b, i plan to replant it year after year! Such amazing color you simply must see in person.

I have two of these as thrillers in large planters. They are excellent growers, and the hummingbirds, butterflies, clearwings, and bees love them.

The hummingbirds like this plant so much the plant cant keep up with them. I need to plant more of these in pots on my balcony next year so they don't fight. I have a red salvia right next to it that they all but ignore this year and it produces way more flowers. They will use the lantana somewhat, but i feel like this plant cant produce flowers fast enough to feed them all they want, ;/