How to Harvest and Save Fuchsia Seeds

Many people know you can propagate a fuchsia plant from cuttings, but have you ever eyed your fetching flowers and wondered if you could propagate more by sowing the seeds?

Well, you can!

You know those little pods that are left behind after a flower falls off? Those are actually the plant’s berries – technically called ovaries – and they contain the plant’s seeds.

Just keep in mind that you probably won’t create an exact replica of the existing plant. That’s because most fuchsias are hybrids, and they won’t grow true if you use this method.

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No matter, you’ll still undoubtedly produce a gorgeous plant that will not only add color to your yard, but that you can also eat!

Up ahead, here’s what we’ll go over:

Let’s go!

Almost all the fuchsias you see at the nursery or home stores are hybrids.

That means if you save the seeds from them and plant one, the new plant that grows might not look like the one it originally came from.

That’s okay, you might end up with something just as interesting. But I wanted to give you a heads up in case you were hoping to exactly reproduce a particular specimen that you particularly love.

You can do that, by the way, but you’ll need to propagate your plant through stem cuttings instead.

Even though all types won’t grow true using this method, you can still have a measure of control over the characteristics of the plant you produce.

How so? By manually cross-pollinating two fuchsias that you like.

To do this, isolate the plants if you have multiple different hybrids or species, either with covers or by putting them