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Summer planting
Contrary to popular opinion, summer planting is fine as long as adequate water is provided throughout any prolonged dry periods. This allows you to take advantage of increased summer growth.
Fuchsia procumbens
Height: 0.15m;  Spread: 2m
Creeping fuchsia (Ground Cover)
Creeping habit will cover large areas prefers light shade. Large pink berries (autumn). Good hanging pot plant.
Photo gallery:
Flower on Fuschia Procumbens
Not the best photo ever, but it does show the bright developing stamens and the mature ones with blue pollen.
..flower seems shy to exposure but it was accompanied by many more close by - RMBG Melbourne on a welcome wet day..GH
..cute and reliable.
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