Variability in interspecific hybrids of Fuchsia

Fuchsia species are out-breeding, so individuals are likely to be heterozygous for many genes and are propagated vegetatively. Taken together, the F₁ hybrid progeny showed a wide range of phenotype expression ranging from being intermediate between the parents through to the wild type Fuchsia flower colour and to the extreme extent, hybrids that did not resemble either parent. In the present interspecific hybridization, the F₁ population of hybrids such as F. fulgens x F. boliviana, F. hatschbachii x F. oliviana, F. triphylla x F. arborescens, F. triphylla x F. boliviana, F. triphylla x F. splendens, F. splendens x F. trumpetor, “Timothy Hammett”x F.boliviana and “Timothy Hammett” x F. glazioviana gave highly variable plants.