Fuschia (or Fuchsia), surprising elegant flowers

The true spelling of the fuschia plant is actually fuchsia.

People who speak German have an advantage:

• the fuschia plant name honors a certain  “Mr. Fox”: FUCHS in German!

A personal favorite to remember the spelling is:

“I know there are three letters S, C and H jumbled in there, and their order is alphabetical : CHS !”

Fuschia spelling tips

A simple way to remember the correct spelling is to write the first letter from each of the following words:

• F uchsia’s
• U nique
• C orrect
• H orticultural
• S pelling
• I s
• A rduous!

The sentence thus runs: “Fuchsia’s Unique Correct Horticultural Spelling Is Arduous!

Lastly, what may help is get frustrated and vulgar:

“I don’t give a fuc* how it’s spelled!”… and replace the star with the correct letter!

• You’ll find all the tips on how to care for fuschia plants here.

Another wrong spelling is fushia.