Fuchsia ‘Checkerboard’ Hardy Perennial Plant with Red & White Flowers – Attracts Hummingbirds – 1 Gallon

Fuchsia ‘Checkerboard’ Plant Overview

Fuchsia ‘Checkerboard’ is a hardy perennial known for its distinctive red and white bicolor flowers that create a striking checkerboard pattern. This small shrub grows to a height of 2 to 3 feet with a similar spread, making it ideal for containers, patios, and shaded garden borders. It blooms continuously from late spring through frost, providing long-lasting color and attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators.

Key Features

• Unique red and white pendant flowers with a checkerboard effect
• Long blooming season from late spring through frost
• Attracts hummingbirds and pollinators
• Suitable for containers, patios, and shaded garden areas
• Easy-care perennial once established

Growing Information

• Light: Thrives in partial sun to partial shade
• Water: Keep soil consistently moist without letting it dry out
• Soil: Prefers rich, well-draining soil
• Pruning: Trim after flowering and cut back in late winter to maintain shape
• Winter Care: Mulch in colder climates for protection

This plant is perfect for hanging baskets or containers where its cascading blooms can be showcased. It is well-suited for hummingbird and pollinator gardens, cottage garden designs, shaded borders, and woodland edges, offering vibrant color throughout the growing season.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.