Pollinator plant

Shrubby fuchsia

Fuchsia paniculata

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Common names

4 names · 4 languages
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Other languages (3)
Dutch
  • Struikfuchsia
German
Spanish
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Fuchsia paniculata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • shrubby fuchsia — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 163113; Fuchsia paniculata.
  • Fliederblütige Fuchsie — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 163113; Fuchsia paniculata.
  • Aretillo morado — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 163113; Fuchsia paniculata.
[2] Fuchsia paniculata — GBIF vernacular names (Catalogue of Life) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Catalogue of Life. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • shrubby fuchsia — results[4] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/5938223/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 5938223; sourceTaxonKey 295667381; Fuchsia paniculata.
  • Fliederblütige Fuchsie — results[1] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/5938223/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 5938223; sourceTaxonKey 295667381; Fuchsia paniculata.
  • Aretillo morado — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/5938223/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 5938223; sourceTaxonKey 295667381; Fuchsia paniculata.
[3] Fuchsia paniculata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • shrubby fuchsia — results[5].names[1]; taxon id 163113; Fuchsia paniculata.
  • Fliederblütige Fuchsie — results[5].names[3]; taxon id 163113; Fuchsia paniculata.
  • Aretillo morado — results[5].names[2]; taxon id 163113; Fuchsia paniculata.
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Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Fuchsia paniculata is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Onagraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Fuchsia species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable. The listing is limited to hardy types.

Sources [2] [3]
Native range
C. Mexico to C. America.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Shrubby fuchsia (Fuchsia paniculata) is a shrub. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Fuchsia paniculata — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2177324; ID 6JQPR; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2177324; ID 6JQPR; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Plants Of The World

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 2, entry Fuchsia species (top 577 pt)

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 2, entry Fuchsia species (top 697 pt)

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  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Fuchsia paniculata — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1394616; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1394113, 1394114, 1394115, 1394116, 1394117, 1394118, 1394119, 1394120, 1394121, 1394122

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.