‘Species’ fuchsias are the plants that are found growing in the wild naturally and from whom all of today’s modern cultivars are descended. There are over 100 natural species, split into 11 separate sections by enthusiasts  who concern themselves with such matters. One section, Procumbentes, has only one species in it; another,  called section Fuchsia, has 61. Many fuchsia nurseries, and even other big nurseries, have some species for sale and they are well worth trying out. They range from fairly small and compact plants to very large floriferous ones. They don’t all need special treatment and conditions, in fact many are easy to grow. Some are tolerant of sunlight, others flower when the days are getting really short so with a bit of care you could have fuchsias in flower all the year round.

Try f. magallenica, f.boliviana, f.denticulata, f.fulgens and f. procumbens for starters.