1955 Introductions 
by 
Muriel Waltz 
These four Waltz creations which we have grown for two years, bring new 
and desirable form and qualities to the fuchsia family. We maintain growing plants 
of all our fuchsias for display purposes at our garden nursery. 
EASTER BONNET. A new large double 
pink, upright medium size bushy plant, 
can also be grown as a Semi trailer. Has 
short tube of flushed rose and broad 
frosty upturned sepals shading from 
deep pink at base of petals to pale pink 
and are tipped with green. Corolla is 
a lovely dusky rose pink (usually about 
30 petals) with slightly deeper shade at 
base of petals. The opening buds are 
beautiful, opening into a widespread 
ruffled cupshaped flower which instead 
of fading, blooms age to deeper shades 
of rose. Flowers are of excellent sub- 
stance, lasting several days. (Foliage 
dark olive green should be pinched back 
to basket or bush. 
PURPLE NIGHT. A natural trailer with 
medium to large double flowers. Has 
short white tube and white buds slightly 
tipped with pink at base of tube. The 
upturned sepals are frosty white flushed 
pink. Corolla a deep royal purple in 
heart of flower, while the outer petals 
are heavily marbled with white and 
phlox pink. The purple corolla changes 
to fuchsin while the white and pink does 
not. This rich coloring remains attrac- 
tive to the end. The long willowy 
branches are self branching with small 
foliage often trail 4 to 5 feet. 
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SHY LADY. An exceedingly lovely 
double with rose like flowers, exquis- 
itely formed. Has short tube and broad 
pointed upturned sepals of ivory white. 
Corolla, a creamy ivory, opens into a 
symmetrical formal flower, as flower 
matures, its many petals turn an en- 
tirely new delicate shade of pale peach. 
Upright grower, self branding, free 
blooming. Foliage dark green, medium 
size, needs no pinching to make an ideal 
pot plant. Very showy because of the 
daintiness of its peach-ivory coloring. 
You can’t help but like this flower. 
SO BIG. The first comment of those 
who visited our garden this year and 
saw the testing plants of this fuchsia 
was “What’s that, its So Big,” hence 
the name. A double flowered pink and 
white natural trailer, with rather long 
rosy pink tube. The long stemmed 
pointed buds are huge and open slowly 
into exotic like blooms. The corolla is 
creamy white with long upturned sepals 
of pale pink which often measure five 
inches from tip to tip. 
Foliage a bright green and in a basket 
or standard well cared for and pinched 
back early, will have lush almost trop- 
ical growth. Prefers shade or filtered 
light. 
Won First Prize double fuchsia seed- 
ling, 1954 San Francisco Flower Show. 
