Most of the cultivars of fuchsia are small shrubs so that if the growth form of the plants could be altered to produce smaller, procumbent plants there is a possibility to exploit new market niches. For example, small creeping plants would be valuable for hanging baskets or as ground cover plants. One of the key aims of this project is to combine the features of trailing fuchsia with other species. Once hybrids are produced they offer the potential to study the genetic control of the important horticultural characters and will provide material for a selective breeding programme. Since...