Fuchsias prefer bright diffused light. When kept in direct sun, plants can suffer burns, especially during midday hours. Therefore, windows with eastern and western orientation are optimal for cultivation. The plant can also grow on north-facing windows, but with a lack of light the plants stretch out and bloom less abundantly. During the flowering period, fuchsia should not be moved from place to place or turned, as this can cause buds and flowers to drop. In summer, it is recommended to take fuchsia outdoors onto a balcony or into the garden, protected from direct sunlight, wind, and rain. If it is not possible to keep the plant outdoors, the room where fuchsia is kept should be ventilated regularly. During the growing season, the optimal maintenance temperature is 18-24 °C (64-75 °F). In winter, it is desirable to provide the plant with a dormant period at a temperature of 5-10 °C (41-50 °F) in a bright location. The room with the plant must be regularly ventilated, but cold drafts must not be permitted. At a higher temperature in winter (15-18 °C (59-64 °F)), the plant drops its leaves, and shoots stretch out considerably.
From spring to autumn, fuchsia is watered generously with soft, settled water as the upper layer of substrate dries out. The soil in the pot should be slightly moist at all times. To achieve profuse flowering in summer, watering is reduced toward the end of the growing season, and in October-November almost ceased. In winter under cool maintenance, it is watered rarely; if kept at room temperature, watering is done somewhat more often. During the growing season, fuchsia prefers elevated air humidity and responds favorably to misting with soft settled water (twice on hot summer days - morning and evening). From autumn, misting is discontinued; in winter, misting is omitted. For successful plant growth from spring to autumn, fertilizer feedings with complex mineral fertilizers should be conducted once every 2-3 weeks. In winter, the plant is not fed. With good watering and fertilization, fuchsias bloom luxuriously starting from late spring. Flowering is abundant and continues until late autumn. Fruits are juicy and berry-like. In flowering fuchsias, wilted flowers should be removed to stimulate the formation of new buds. To prolong flowering until late autumn or winter, fuchsias are kept indoors until June, then placed on a balcony or in a front garden and pruned several times during the summer.
Under room conditions, if the winter temperature regime is not observed, the plants stretch out and become bare. With the onset of spring, all bare stems should be pruned back hard, which will promote the growth of young shoots on which particularly abundant flowering occurs. Shoots remaining after pruning can be used for cuttings during propagation. To stimulate flowering and give the plant a beautiful shape, fuchsia must be pinched back and pruned regularly during the growing season. In young plants, for better branching, the ends of the stems are pinched after the formation of three pairs of leaves. The operation is repeated every time three pairs of leaves form on a successive lateral shoot. To train a flowering standard tree, select a strong rooted cutting of an upright-growing fuchsia cultivar, tie it to a vertical stake inserted into the pot, and place it in a well-lit spot. Remove lateral shoots until the tree trunk reaches the desired height, then pinch the top and let several lateral shoots develop. They will form the head of the standard. Producing a good standard with a lush crown takes at least three years.
In spring, before growth begins, fuchsias are pruned, their roots shortened, and repotted into a nutrient-rich mix. During repotting, long shoots are shortened by 1/3 or by half. The only exception is trailing plants, whose ornamental appeal is defined by the length of the shoots. Standard slightly acidic soil (pH 5.8-6) is suitable for the plant, for example, a ready-made floral potting mix. A substrate consisting of leaf mold (3 parts), peat (2 parts), and sand (1 part), or clay-turf soil (3 parts), greenhouse soil (2 parts), 1 part sand, and a small amount of peat crumbs is suitable. Good drainage is essential, the depth of which should be at least one-fifth of the pot's height. Repotted plants are placed in a well-lit location, watered well, and misted. For plants to develop well and bloom profusely, they can be repotted once more in summer into fertile soil.