I am growing two fuchsia brevilobis. They are now about 1 year old. They were in my greenhouse until a few weeks ago, and thriving. Then I moved them to my back porch and almost immediately they started to turn red, staring with the newest leaves. Red spots develop, then the whole leaf turns red. Some of the leaves are starting to turn brown at the ends and then fall off. There are what look like normal white aphids on the undersides of the leaves. No other plants in the vicinity seem to have the same problem - yet. The temperature has ranged from 7 C to 15 C on the back porch. They are not exposed to direct sunlight. I attach pictures of leaves with the initial red spots and of leaves which are almost totally red. Does anyone have any idea what the problem is?
Could they be hardening up to more light. Temperature should be good. Mine are no longer happy in our warmer summer weather. Liz
They are not really exposed to more light than before, Liz. and I would have thought that blotchiness is not a normal response to an environmental change. But anything is possible.
F. brevilobis? They're very sensitive to even minute changes in their environment. They're the only plants I wouldn't consider bringing home from the bush, because they'd get extremely grumpy and maybe even die when I put them into the garden. The symptoms of movement-shock are exactly what you're seeing. So, continue to baby them, and once they get over it they'll be fine. However, expect to see it again when you bring them back in for the winter.
Uh oh. If the average gardener can be compared to a dentist, you can think of me as a jackhammer operator. Babying plants is not my style. So I will have to reform.
