My friend bought 2 fuchsia plants from a garden centre she planted them straight away but they have wilted?

They have the appearance of being thirsty, with leaves hanging lifelessly but the soil is moist, although not wet. I am quite an experienced fuschia enthusiast myself but cant work out what is wrong can anyone make any suggestions for a reason and or remedy please

My friend bought 2 fuchsia plants from a garden centre she planted them straight away but they have wilted?
They may be suffering shock after being moved too quickly from greenhouse conditions to outdoors, without being 'hardened off', where they are acclimatised slowly.





The other thing that springs to mind are vine weevils, which could have been in the pots, when she purchased them, especially if nothing nearby is haing similar problems. Vine weevil bugs eat the roots of plants, and typically cause a wilting effect. They're short fat legless grubs, about 1/2inch long.


There's some info about them here:


http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles060...





I'd probably dig 1 of them up, and look for signs of root destruction and/or the grubs. You can buy a vine weevil killer, I use 1 made by Pravado, though it may be too late to save her 2 plants, if they're overtaken and nearly at the point of death.





In any event, I'd return them to the centre, and expect an exchange and/or refund, if it's very soon after purchase. Some nurseries provide guarantees of several months, but this often excludes plants that could be categorised as summer bedding plants.





Otherwise, she could enclose them in some polythene of some sort, to reduce transpiration losses via their leaves:this may allow them to pick-up.





Good luck! Rob
Reply:They do much better in a hanging basket than in the ground.
Reply:I'm not a fuchsia expert but what I can offer is this:





Fuchsia's are a thirsty plant. They like a lot of water and if they were allowed to dry out it might take some time for recovery (if they recover at all). Some plants simply cannot tolerate dehydration and are difficult to impossible to get back once they have started wilting.





If the plant is heavily laden with flowers it might need food, too. I was told that a fuchsia in bloom needs a fertilizer, but I can't remember exactly how much and what kind they told me. That's a good question for someone knowledgeable at a nursery. That doesn't sound like a lack of food, though. That usually appears differently (discoloration or spots on the leaves, etc).





Is the plant getting too much sun? Fuchsia's like like but not a lot of heat, or direct sunlight.





Can you rule out disease?





I have included a link to some basics on fuchsia care that I hope is helpful. Many garden places have a guarantee on their plants and if nothing else your friend might be wise to look into that. The hardware stores, for example, offer 1 year.





Best of luck!
Reply:take them back then
Reply:not to much water , the roots need to find a bit of moisture not to much.





you moved them ok . if you moved them from pot to another pot then give them chance to survive ,





Be patient they wilting cause of the move warm place , shelter . till they recover.
Reply:It may be that they are not getting enough drainage, I have over 250 fuchsias and find the better the drainage the better they flourish. Also mist the leaves they love it for humidity. You may just not be watering/feeding them enough. At this time of year water once a day and feed with a good quality feed one a week.
Reply:wrong soil to fix bed of manure and the right soil type for the plant you are planting i am not a fuchsia person however the symptoms are classic with either wrong soil or light conditions. if the plant is from a shop then it will need time to acclimatise to the new area you are putting it pull it out of the garden back in its pot and slowly introduce it to it's new home. it could be it has been in shade for a long time and you have put it in direct sunlight its leaves will be to dark to handle the amount of sun light it now gets.