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Confusing Fuchsia. Fuchsia paniculata, Lilac Fuchsia, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

When I walked today in the pretty botanical garden of Amsterdam, the gardeners were taking up the Fuchsias to store them for Winter. So I was happy to have taken this photo a few days ago. I'd wanted to post one of a blossom being visited by a Honeybee or by a Hoverfly, but that'll have to wait until next year...

This beautiful shrub is labeled as Fuchsia paniculata Lindl. in Latin and Seringenfuchsia (= Lilac Fuchsia) in Dutch. That's confusing to me because I've understood Lilac Fuchsia to be what is scientifically called Fuchsia arborescens. Anybody out there to enlighten me? Many thanks.

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Uploaded on November 18, 2015
Taken on November 12, 2015