Growing Fuchsia as Standard

Fuchsia may be grown as standard, standard means the stem grow straight up. They look beautiful in this way and look attractive and more elegance. Any kind of variety of fuchsias can be grown as standard. Standard fuchsia need to be kept from frost environment. Need extra protection in the winter, otherwise could be ended up with a bush rather than standard.
Standard fuchsia can be started from cutting or purchase baby standard from nursery. The important are a good, straight stem, a well-formed head and a good covering of flower. Never grow standard will be taller than human average tall, it will be difficult to manage in the winter.

How to grow standard fuchsia:

1. Choose a cutting with a straight stem, if possible choose three leaves at each node. Insert a stick into the potting mixture and prepare to tie the cutting to it.

2. Carefully and gently bring the cutting attached to the stick and tied it with a soft tie to avoid injured at the stem. Keep stem straight.

3. Break off any new side of shoots that appear in the axil of the leaves.

4. When the young standard has reached required height. Remove the growing tip, do not remove the large leaves on the main stem. After removing of the growing tip as reached required height, they will make branches, leave them to produce two or three pairs of leaves. Pinch out the growing tip.

5. As the bushy standard head starts to form, remove the large leaves on the main stem.

6. Maintain a good straight stem to get stronger standard stem.