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Fuschia "cherry" thingies

Jennifer80Jennifer80 Posts: 36
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Please can someone tell me what the cherry looking things are which are appearing on my fuschia once flowers die?  Are they seeds?  Should I just cut them off?  Help please.

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 26,992

    seeds yes, you can leave or cut off. I expect most serious fuchsia growers cut them off .



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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 82,788

    Yes, the seed pods often called Fuchsia Berries - they're edible

    http://www.thompson-morgan.com/edible-flowers 

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  • BobFlannigonBobFlannigon Posts: 619

    It's probably more accurate to say they aren't toxic, Dove!  image

  • nodlisabnodlisab Posts: 406

    If you leave them on they will stop flowering,best to pick them off ,as long as you keep taking them off you Fuchsias will flower well into autumn

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 82,788
    BobFlannigon says:

    It's probably more accurate to say they aren't toxic, Dove!  image

    See original post

     I have friends who enjoy them in fruit salads image

    One of them said, "Yes indeed- I always think they taste like slightly anaemic cherries. If I could source enough of them I'd try making fuchsia jam or jelly."

    Last edited: 10 September 2016 15:09:53

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