Right through summer and into autumn the upright stems of the striking cape fuchsia are decorated with delicate lantern blooms of coral orange although phygelius hail from the exotic climes of south africa they are surprisingly hardy in the milder regions of britain they thrive in mixed herbaceous borders or on patios where the climate is generally mild and winter protection is given phygelius pheeges festive orange39 makes a lovely semi45evergreen shrub for sheltered borders