3rd Anniversary Flower: Fuchsia

Give her a bunch of vibrant Fuchsia flowers on her 3rd wedding anniversary. Did you know? The colour fuchsia is often associated with emotional stability? Read all about the Fuchsia flower, what it looks like and its symbolism for the 3rd year.

Appearance of the Fuchsia flower

Highly decorative and shaped like giant ‘eardrops’, this beautiful pinkish-purple flower is native to Malaysia and the Southeast Asian countries and came to England in the 18th century. Fuchsia is actually a flowering shrub, easily identified by its bell-like flowers which usually have two-coloured petals.

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About the Fuchsia flower

It was the French botanist Charles Plumier who first identified the Fuchsia flower in the late 17th century. He named it after the famed 16th century German botanist, Leonhart Fuchs.

There are more than a hundred species of this beautiful and unusual flower. The fuchsia is native to South America but has now been successfully cultivated in other parts of the world as well, such as New Zealand and Tahiti. Fuchsia is a commonly cultivated and popular flower in Malaysia and the Southeast Asian countries.

It was only in the late 18th century that the fuchsia flower arrived in Britain.

Significance and Symbolism of the Fuchsia flower

Fuchsia symbolises good taste and confiding love. Interestingly, the colour fuchsia is often believed to represent emotional stability, another attribute of a strong marriage now well into its third year.