Fuchsia magellanica grows as an erect and spreading shrub with lance shaped leaves that are have reddish undersides.
The delicate flowers are pendulous and made up of a deep red tube that flares to become pointed petals, while the corolla and petals protude.
They go really well in a shaded spot in a shrubbery.
This cold tolerant species is the parent of most hybrid cultivars of today.