Welcome to The Fuchsietum, a small private garden in the City of Portland, Oregon with a focus on fuchsias. Portland? Oregon? Yes! If you've been here before and are a little confused, Fuchsias in the City has been transplanted to the City of Fuchsias.
Formerly located in New York City on just 1/92nd of an acre (1/224 ha), the old urban refuge was cloistered within the high-rises of Manhattan and inhabited by fuchsias, hostas, ferns, astilbes and way too many other shade-loving plants. In October 2019, the Fuchsias in the City left Manhattan to Go West.There are more changes coming to the website coming as the focus shifts to a new garden.
The Fuchsietum's pronuciation? Easy enough. Few-she-EE-tum. Like arboretum except with fuchsias. Though I often just slide the middle vowels together and lengthen them into a single longer one — Few-SHEEE-tum. Unless I'm in a classical mood then I'll say Fooks-see-EE-tum (or just Fooks-SEEE-tum).`
Formerly located in New York City on just 1/92nd of an acre (1/224 ha), the old urban refuge was cloistered within the high-rises of Manhattan and inhabited by fuchsias, hostas, ferns, astilbes and way too many other shade-loving plants. In October 2019, the Fuchsias in the City left Manhattan to Go West.There are more changes coming to the website coming as the focus shifts to a new garden.
The Fuchsietum's pronuciation? Easy enough. Few-she-EE-tum. Like arboretum except with fuchsias. Though I often just slide the middle vowels together and lengthen them into a single longer one — Few-SHEEE-tum. Unless I'm in a classical mood then I'll say Fooks-see-EE-tum (or just Fooks-SEEE-tum).`
Wemding, Bavaria — Happy Birthday, Leonhart Fuchs
Happy 524th Birthday to Leonhart Fuchs, born today on 17 January 1501. Fr. Charles Plumier published the first fuchsia in honor of this esteemed German physician, botanist, and author of a sumptuously illustrated herbal in 1704. You can visit Dr. Fuchs at….
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