American Fuchsia Society
The American Fuchsia Society is the world's oldest institution dedicated to promoting the fuchsia culture . It was founded in 1929 in the US state of California .
The American Fuchsia Society was founded at a time when European fuchsia breeding was down as a result of the First World War and the subsequent economic crisis. Since then, the Paulaner - Father and botanist Charles Plumier 1695 the Fuchsia triphylla in Santo Domingo discovered and in 1703 published his discovery had been enthusiastic in Europe for this new genus. Europe had been a leader in the breeding and culture of this plant and, particularly in the 19th century, various botanists and explorers such as William Lobb and Karl Theodor Hartweg had specifically searched for new species of this genus, partly on behalf of the Royal Horticultural Society . The European fuchsia euphoria ended in 1914 with the outbreak of the First World War, when the nurseries concentrated on growing fruit and vegetables and coal was no longer available for heating the glass houses.
Many regions of California, however, were particularly suitable for the cultivation of fuchsias. In the regions with a mild climate that hardly fluctuated during winter and summer, and where there was high humidity due to the proximity to the coast, it was possible to cultivate the fuchsias as ornamental shrubs.
After the American Fuchsia Society was founded in 1929, it sent a three-person delegation to Great Britain as early as 1930 to purchase fuchsia species and varieties from various collections. Cuttings and seeds of 51 different varieties were sent in two separate shipments to the University of California and a well-known large-scale California nursery. 48 plants survived the long sea voyage. They made intensive fuchsia breeding possible in North America. The American Fuchsia Society has since been the international registry for new fuchsia varieties. The name of the breeder, the parent plants, the color and shape of the flower, the growth habit and other important details are recorded.
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literature
- Gerda Manthey: Fuchsien , Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-8001-6348-9