Latest Update: February 2023
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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 |
Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Fuchsia Society (Canada) |
| American Fuchsia Society http://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: http://www.americanfuchsiasociety.org/articledirectory/links/fuchsia-societies/ |
The City of Fuchsias (Formerly Fuchsias in the City.) https://fuchsietum.com/about-fuchsias/sources/sources.html The edible fuchsia… recipes! Their links page: Personal Websites: https://fuchsietum.com/about-fuchsias/personal-websites/personal-websites.html |
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The British Fuchsia Society
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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 |
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Euro-Fuchsia OH DEAR! Their links page now features ORCHIDS and NOT fuchsias! |
Netherlands Fuchsia Society https://www.nkvf.nl/ Nederlandse Kring van Fuchsiavrienden Their links page: http://www.fuchsiavereniging.nl/ |
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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/ ~2022: This website sadly seems to have disappeared!~ 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 Gesneriads https://espacepourlavie.ca/en/botanical-garden-collections/gesneriads |
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American Begonia Society Check out their excellent Resources! |
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.” 2022 update: The resources unfortunately now seem to be exclusively for “members only”. |
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/ Photos: http://afabego.fr/en/galerie-photos/ |
Kolz Begonia Research Center http://www.kolzbegonia.com/index.html
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Pelargonium/ Geranium Links
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My Geraniums (Canada) A passionate pelargonium grower seeks to rebuild a collection that was sadly decimated in 2017. |
Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Fuchsia Society (Canada)
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Geraniums Online (USA) http://www.geraniumsonline.com ` For accuracy this website should be called “Geraniums Pelargoniums online”, 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 |
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| Pelargonium & Geranium Society (UK) https://thepags.org/ 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. Genus Geraniaceae: Pelargoniums and Geraniums https://thepags.org/plant-family/ The International Register and Checklist of Pelargoniums has over 17,000 entries. (Free membership is required.) http://thepelargoniumregister.com/ |
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 |
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| International Geraniaceae Group https://www.geraniaceae-group.org/ Photo gallery: https://www.geraniaceae-group.org/gallery/ |
Florist Blog: ,Get Your Geranium On! (Sydney, Au) https://blog.flowersacrosssydney.com.au/get-your-geranium-on-all-you-need-to-know-about-geraniums/?msID=040dc31a-49c9-4f03-8bdf-a57ff7f78c38 |
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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.” |
| 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.” |
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ConsumerNotice.org – free website dedicated to providing information about harmful products As you may know, most pesticides can pose a risk to humans and animals. Our guide gives organic, homemade, and agricultural alternatives to harmful products such as Round-Up. |