A unique and fast-growing New Zealand native ground cover, Fuchsia procumbens is prized for its low, spreading habit, colourful flowers, and bright berries. Ideal for covering large areas, it also performs beautifully in containers and hanging baskets.
🌱 Plant Facts
Growth habit: Low-growing, creeping ground cover
Foliage: Small, round, soft green leaves
Flowers: Red/yellow with purple tones, appearing over a long season
Fruit: Large, bright red berries highly attractive to birds
Height: Up to 20 cm
Flowering: September – May
Fruiting: November – July
🌍 Natural Habitat
A strictly coastal species
Found on cobble and gravel beaches, coastal cliffs, dune systems, coastal scrub, and salt marsh margins
Can tolerate periodic inundation and competition from grasses such as kikuyu
🌿 Growing Environment
Sun tolerant (also thrives in semi-shade)
Shade tolerant
Salt tolerant
Wetland tolerant
Wind tolerant
Coastal tolerant
Free-draining soil tolerant
Highly adaptable and performs well in a wide range of conditions.
📍 Endemic Distribution
Native to the North Island, from Ninety Mile Beach and Perpendicular Point south to Maunganui Bluff (west) and Kennedy Bay (Coromandel Peninsula)
Also naturalised on Kāpiti Island
🌾 Uses
Bird food and attractant
Bee food
Ground cover for large areas
Forest and coastal plantings
Hanging baskets and containers
Ornamental flowering plant
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
An easy and versatile plant that establishes quickly and spreads to form dense ground cover. Performs best in semi-shade with good moisture, but will also tolerate full sun and exposed coastal conditions. Ideal for underplanting, erosion-prone areas, and containers, where its trailing habit can be fully appreciated.
Transform your garden with the vibrant, bird-attracting Fuchsia procumbens—order today!
Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5cm – 20cm, 350ml)
• PB3 (20cm – 70cm, 1.5L)
Timeframe:
We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside these days will be fulfilled the following week.
Local pick ups and/or deliveries will be made by arrangement.
“We’ll donate $1 per plant sold to national conservation efforts, helping to protect and restore New Zealand’s natural heritage”
A unique and fast-growing New Zealand native ground cover, Fuchsia procumbens is prized for its low, spreading habit, colourful flowers, and bright berries. Ideal for covering large areas, it also performs beautifully in containers and hanging baskets.
🌱 Plant Facts
Growth habit: Low-growing, creeping ground cover
Foliage: Small, round, soft green leaves
Flowers: Red/yellow with purple tones, appearing over a long season
Fruit: Large, bright red berries highly attractive to birds
Height: Up to 20 cm
Flowering: September – May
Fruiting: November – July
🌍 Natural Habitat
A strictly coastal species
Found on cobble and gravel beaches, coastal cliffs, dune systems, coastal scrub, and salt marsh margins
Can tolerate periodic inundation and competition from grasses such as kikuyu
🌿 Growing Environment
Sun tolerant (also thrives in semi-shade)
Shade tolerant
Salt tolerant
Wetland tolerant
Wind tolerant
Coastal tolerant
Free-draining soil tolerant
Highly adaptable and performs well in a wide range of conditions.
📍 Endemic Distribution
Native to the North Island, from Ninety Mile Beach and Perpendicular Point south to Maunganui Bluff (west) and Kennedy Bay (Coromandel Peninsula)
Also naturalised on Kāpiti Island
🌾 Uses
Bird food and attractant
Bee food
Ground cover for large areas
Forest and coastal plantings
Hanging baskets and containers
Ornamental flowering plant
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
An easy and versatile plant that establishes quickly and spreads to form dense ground cover. Performs best in semi-shade with good moisture, but will also tolerate full sun and exposed coastal conditions. Ideal for underplanting, erosion-prone areas, and containers, where its trailing habit can be fully appreciated.
Transform your garden with the vibrant, bird-attracting Fuchsia procumbens—order today!
Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5cm – 20cm, 350ml)
• PB3 (20cm – 70cm, 1.5L)
Timeframe:
We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside these days will be fulfilled the following week.
Local pick ups and/or deliveries will be made by arrangement.
“We’ll donate $1 per plant sold to national conservation efforts, helping to protect and restore New Zealand’s natural heritage”
