Fuchsia fulgens Dc.

A shrub. It has spreading branches and the roots are like tubers. The shrub can grow 1.53 m high. The leaves are large. They are heart shaped and have teeth along the edge. They are red above and paler underneath. The flowers are small. They droop in long stalks. The sepals are red tinged with yellow-green toward the tips. The fruit is oblong and deep purple.

Rocky places, old walls, woodlands and open areas, often as an epiphyte on oaks, in Jalisco, Michoacan and Morelia. Found especially around seepages and waterfalls, at elevations of 1,450-2,300 metres.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.