Fuchsia Links
| Northwest Fuchsia Society http://www.nwfuchsiasociety.com/ “Our mission is: to inform and educate the public in fuchsia culture, to promote the growing and showing of fuchsias, and to provide the communication link to our member societies.” This is a wonderful website with lots of good information. Of particular interest is the detailed list (with photos) of hybrids/cultivars that have been tested outdoors all year for three years on the West Coast of the Pacific Northwest (USDA Zones 7-9). http://www.nwfuchsiasociety.com/hardies/hardyfuchsias.htm Their links page: http://www.nwfuchsiasociety.com/links.htm |
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| American Fuchsia Society https://www.americanfuchsiasociety.org/articledirectory/ “The American Fuchsia Society (AFS) is an association of Branches and Clubs who love to share their passion for Fuchsias. The purpose of the American Fuchsia Society is to acquaint flower enthusiasts about the beauty of fuchsias and the techniques to grow healthy blooming plants.” This is a very informative website with many useful topics such as taking cuttings, overwintering and so on. Their photos of fuchsias http://www.americanfuchsiasociety.org/articledirectory/photos/fuchsias/ Their links page: https://www.americanfuchsiasociety.org/articledirectory/links/fuchsia-societies/ |
Fuchsias in the City The edible fuchsia… recipes! https://www.fuchsiasinthecity.com/about-fuchsias/recipes/recipes.html Their links page: http://www.fuchsiasinthecity.com/about-fuchsias/societies/societies.html |
| The British Fuchsia Society http://www.thebfs.org.uk/ “It was during 1937 that the idea of a Fuchsia Society was born, when Clara Lady Boothby met several other Fuchsia enthusiasts. The first Annual of the Society was published in 1938.” Their photo page: https://www.thebfs.org.uk/gallery.asp Their links page: http://www.thebfs.org.uk/Links_Societies.asp |
The Solent Fuchsia Society (Hampshire, UK) http://www.solentfuchsia.co.uk/ “We hope to encourage and develop your interest in growing fuchsias as pot plants, standards or hardies, and to introduce you to and become familiar with some of the thousands of different fuchsia cultivars. “ This website has some excellent information about the different types of fuchsias (standard, baskets, triphylla, species, hardy, encliandra, bonsai) as well as articles on growing fuchsias. An interesting page is the history of the fuchsia, dating back to 1703. http://www.solentfuchsia.co.uk/fuchsia_history.html Their links page: http://www.solentfuchsia.co.uk/links.html |
| Fuchsia Magic http://www.fuchsiamagic.com/index.html “Fuchsia photos for Fuchsia Enthusiasts” Here is a simple but lovely photo index, with nice large photos of 415 different varieties. http://www.fuchsiamagic.com/fuchsias/fuchsias.htm |
Fuchsia Flower http://www.fuchsiaflower.co.uk/ Gallery of Flowers (430 photos) http://www.fuchsiaflower.co.uk/gallery/index.htm A section devoted to triphylla fuchsias: http://www.fuchsiaflower.co.uk/triphyllacollection.htm Their links page: http://www.fuchsiaflower.co.uk/linkspage.htm |
| Euro-Fuchsia The purpose of Euro-Fuchsia is for closer co-operation between European fuchsia societies and the promotion of fuchsia cultivation and education. Euro-Fuchsia is open for all societies, groups and individuals from Europe and elsewhere interested in fuchsias. It is the platform for information exchange and the co-ordination of fuchsia research and promotion.” Their links page: http://www.eurofuchsia.org/members.htm |
Netherlands Fuchsia Society https://www.nkvf.nl/ Nederlandse Kring van Fuchsiavrienden Their links page: http://www.fuchsiavereniging.nl/ |
The Australian Fuchsia Society http://users.chariot.net.au/~jmsa/fuchsia.htm ~a new website is under construction~ |
New Zealand Fuchsia Society https://nzfuchsia.co.nz/ gallery of photos: https://nzfuchsia.co.nz/gallery/ |
| The German Fuchsia Society Deutsche Fuchsien – Gesellschaft https://www.deutsche-fuchsien-ges.de/ Their links page: https://www.deutsche-fuchsien-ges.de/links.php |
Begonia Links
| Laurie Gray Bonsall’s Begonia Web Links http://www.begoniaweb.com/ Wow! What an amazing collection of links on all kinds of topics related to begonias! This includes other websites, care and cultivation, nurseries, forums and more! |
Espace Pour La Vie (Space for Life) Montreal http://espacepourlavie.ca/en/botanical-garden Greenhouse collection Begoniaceae http://espacepourlavie.ca/en/botanical-garden-collections/begoniaceae |
| American Begonia Society https://www.begonias.org/ “The American Begonia Society is a horticultural society devoted to the promotion, cultivation, and study of begonias (plant family Begoniaceae). Begoniaceae is one of the largest flowering plant families with about 1500 different species and hundreds of hybrids.” Currently there are 39 branches of Begonia Society across the USA! (I also understand that the Canadian Begonia Society was “absorbed” by the ABS some time ago.) Begonia images: https://www.begonias.org/greenhouse/imagelisting.htm The site map is very useful! https://www.begonias.org/Sitemap.htm Links: https://www.begonias.org/Resources/resources.htm |
iBegonia: International Database ” A fully searchable database for all types of begonias: species, cultivars, registered hybrids and unidentified species.” http://ibegonias.filemakerstudio.com.au/index.php?-link=Home “Down to Earth” a 110 page book on Begonias by Peter Sharp, which is fully downloadable! http://ibegonias.filemakerstudio.com.au/PeterSharp/DownToEarthWithBegonias.pdf Links: http://ibegonias.filemakerstudio.com.au/index.php?p=links |
National Begonia Society UK http://www.national-begonia-society.co.uk/ “The Society aims to cater for all Begonia Growers. Formed in 1948 the Society has members throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.” Downloadable handbook: http://www.national-begonia-society.co.uk/Handbook/NEW%20HANDBOOK%20-%20Web%20Version%2001.pdf Photos: http://www.national-begonia-society.co.uk/Pots%20and%20Blooms%20Title%20Page%202.htm Links: http://www.national-begonia-society.co.uk/Website%20links.htm |
East of Scotland Begonia Society http://www.eosbegonias.force9.co.uk/ new website: http://www.eastofscotlandbegonias.scottishbegoniasociety.co.uk/1.html Health and Pesticide info (UK): http://www.hse.gov.uk/pesticides/ |
The Association of Australian Begonia Societies https://begoniaaustralis.wordpress.com/ Recommended books: https://begoniaaustralis.wordpress.com/begonia-books/ Links: https://begoniaaustralis.wordpress.com/begonia-sites/ |
The Begonia Society of Western Australia (Inc.) http://www.begoniaswa.org/index.html Types of Begonias: http://www.begoniaswa.org/types.html |
| Aukland Begonia Circle http://aucklandbegoniacircle.org.nz Photos (Check out the specific link buttons, below ‘gallery’ label in the tool bar.) http://aucklandbegoniacircle.org.nz/gallery |
Flickr: Begonia photos https://www.flickr.com/photos/bolwell/ |
| French association of Amateur Begonia Growers http://afabego.fr/en/ (Some pages in English.) Les espèces botaniques (photos!) http://afabego.fr/en/galeries-photos/les-especes-botaniques |
Kolz Begonia Research Center http://www.kolzbegonia.com/index.html
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Pelargonium/ Geranium Links
| Geranium Page (USA) https://geraniumpage.com/ `This website has been created for the Geranium fancier by one who has grown the species for 71 years and loved every minute.` This website has lots of good information for growers! Some tips for photographers! https://geraniumpage.com/how-to-photograph-geraniums A beautifully organized collection of photos: https://geraniumpage.com/photographic-library |
Geraniums Online (USA) http://www.geraniumsonline.com ` For accuracy this website should be called “GeraniumsPelargoniumsonlne”, a title which is both unwieldy and difficult to remember!` A very interesting assortment of links and articles! http://www.geraniumsonline.com/articles.htm Recipes with geraniums! http://www.geraniumsonline.com/recipes.htm Photos: http://www.geraniumsonline.com/gallery.htm Links: http://www.geraniumsonline.com/links.htm |
Pelargonium & Geranium Society (UK) http://thepags.org.uk/ Established at the start of 2009, The PAG Society was borne out of the amalgamation of The British Pelargonium and Geranium Society and the British and European Geranium Society. The International Register and Checklist of Pelargoniums has over 17,000 entries. (Free membership is required.) http://thepelargoniumregister.com/ Links: http://thepags.org.uk/about-us/related-links |
The Pelargonium Page (UK) http://www.pelargonium.si `There are currently full descriptions of 128 species, slightly less than a half of the genus.` Scientific literature: http://www.pelargonium.si/reading.html Links: http://www.pelargonium.si/links.html |
| International Geraniaceae Group https://www.geraniaceae-group.org/ Photo gallery: https://www.geraniaceae-group.org/gallery/ |
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Miscellaneous
| i Can Garden website https://www.icangarden.com “ICanGarden.com began in 1995 by Master Gardener, Donna Dawson, with a view to providing information to gardeners. Since its origin, ICanGarden has grown to include information on over 500 garden clubs, almost 300 public gardens, over 8000 articles from over 150 garden writers, gardening events from around the world, over 1200 links, over 900 suppliers and thousands of forum and member items.” A list of Canadian Resources (all types of plants and garden information) https://www.icangarden.com/link.cfm?task=viewcategory&categoryid=49 |
| Flora Library http://www.floralibrary.com/ This database accesses over 10,000 websites for its information! “Thousands of plant species are cultivated to beautify gardens, as well as to provide shade and privacy, shelter from wind and to prevent soil erosion. On this site you’ll find a list of 2.500+ garden plants and links to information about them.” |