Is there any hope for this fuschia?

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The internet says no. The leaves are shrivelling up and drying out. If I remove all the diseased leaves will it make a difference?

Cut it right down to about 3 inches above ground level. Mum used to do this every year she never lost one, they always grew back - often better than they were before

Is that what you are supposed to do? Cut them down to ground level?

I have some I bought last year and I had no idea if or how to prune (I’m not much of a gardener!). Some have died but others have shoots this year. They are not doing well though!

Thank you Teapot, I’ll try that. Fingers crossed!

Basin - I’ve had this fuschia for a couple of year and didn’t cut it back last year and it was fine. It now has some sort of disease - leaf wilt? - so I’ll try cutting it back and see what happens. Am scared I’m going to end up killing it though!

Mine looked like yours OP at the end of last summer but has revived over the wet winter. In your case I would cut it right back now which I would have done if it hand;t come back to life of its own accord. Good luck - have lost a fair few fuschias (in pots) over the years!

I have several fuschia. One, a very hardy, quick growing beast of a plant, relocated and root divided at least 4 times, is a monster. Cut it down to 2" every year and every year it springs straight back again.

Others are more weedy and seem to put out new leaves on the old stems. They are in a bed which needs some work (involving a landscaper) so we're just leaving them this year, once the bed is redone I'll probably pot them for a year or two before putting them back in once they are more hardy.

Are the affected leaves all over the plant or can you cut out the most diseased stems?

I’m no gardener but Mum definitely was, she used to floor them every year and they always looked great

I usually prune fuchsias back to one or two buds of older, woodier growth but on some plants, pruning back to the ground can be necessary. Chop it back as Teapot describes, feed/mulch and see what happens.

Here’s ‘before’ and ‘after’ pictures. It’s about a foot high now but I’m not sure if I need to cut it back further? I’ve tried to remove all the diseased leaves

Sorry, pictures coming out sideways although they are the right way up on my phone