Inheriting a garden is a process of discovery and we have recently begun watering a strip of garden under the front, South-facing side of the house, previously dry as it is in a 'rain shadow'.
There has always been a fairly good-sized fuchsia plant there but now there is a string of different little fuchsia plants springing up out of the soil - what a surprise and a delight!
Soon we might have a whole row of mini ballerinas bobbing in the breeze (who am I kidding? It's a crazy Southerly that BLASTS Antarctic air at that part of the house!).
The colour fuchsia is described as a reddish purple and named after this flower...because of the colour. It was created in 1859 by a French chemist the same year another dye was named magenta. And later on this synthetic fuchsia dye was renamed as magenta.
On computer and TV screens they are exactly the same colour made from full strength blue and red lights combined. But in printing for example, the two vary and fuchsia is considered more purplish while magenta is considered more reddish.
The colour fuchsia is described as a reddish purple and named after this flower...because of the colour. It was created in 1859 by a French chemist the same year another dye was named magenta. And later on this synthetic fuchsia dye was renamed as magenta.
On computer and TV screens they are exactly the same colour made from full strength blue and red lights combined. But in printing for example, the two vary and fuchsia is considered more purplish while magenta is considered more reddish.
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