I am rather picky about fuchsias and prefer the hardy forms far more than the foo-foo hanging basket types :-) Any hardy is on my list of desirable plants as they attract hummers and are rather tolerant of dry shade conditions. And do exceptionally well here in the PNW. I tend to select ones with somewhat unusual coloring and my current faves are 'Dying Embers', 'Kiwi Sheen' and 'Thomasina'.

For the non-hardys, I prefer the more upright forms and anything that doesn't have doubled or petticoat flowers - 'Neon Tricolor', F. speciosa, 'Gartenmeister Bonstedt', etc.

Can you tell I don't favor pink :-))

Thanks gardengal!

I'll keep an eye out for the hardies you listed. The real problem is finding space for them after I get home :)