Seventh Heaven

The first Fuchsia was discovered on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in 1703 by the French botanist Charles Plumier and he named it after the renowned German botanist Leonhart Fuchs.

The fuchsia was introduced to England in the 18th century by Plumier who took some seeds there after his expedition.

Between 1835 and 1850 there was a tremendous influx to England of both hybrids and varieties, most of which have been lost.

Between 1900 and 1914 many famous varieties were grown by London growers extensively for Covent Garden market.

In 1930 members of the American Fuchsia Society returned to California from a trip to Europe with 50 plant samples. Half of these were cultivated at the University of California Botanical Garden and many of the American hybrids are descendant from these.

'Seventh Heaven' is a trailing, deciduous shrub with dark blue-green leaves and large double deep rose-pink flowers .