Fuchsia and Herb Market Wemding

Home of the Fuchsia

Wemding has a special claim to host a fuchsia market: The small town in the district of Donau-Ries is the birthplace of the botanist and physician Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566), whose name in the Latin form Fuchsia lives on for the flowering plant. With the Fuchsia Market, the town honors its most famous son and at the same time makes the botany of the Renaissance tangible.

Fuchsia Pyramid — The Landmark

The trademark of the festival is the Fuchsia Pyramid in front of the town parish church. Five meters high, it rises on a supporting structure in 180 flower boxes — equipped with up to 700 blooming fuchsia plants of various varieties: Beacon, Insulinde, Genii, and many more. The pyramid is presented for the first time on the festival weekend and remains until September — it is a popular photo motif in Wemding's old town throughout the summer.

Market Offerings

Stalls are spread throughout the old town over the festival weekend:

• Fuchsias — Dozens of varieties and types, directly from specialized nurseries.
• Herbs — Culinary, tea, and medicinal herbs, often with expert advice.
• Ornamental and Medicinal Plants — Perennials, bedding plants, geraniums.
• Roses — Historic and modern rose varieties from regional rose nurseries.
• Succulents, Cacti, Bonsais — Dedicated sections for enthusiasts.
• Garden Decoration and Supplies — Pots, planters, seeds.

Wemding and the Ries

Wemding, with just under 6,000 inhabitants, is one of the most distinctive small towns in the Nördlinger Ries. The almost completely preserved medieval city wall with twelve towers, the town hall from 1551, and the rows of houses in the old town form an unusually harmonious backdrop. Those who come for the Fuchsia Market can ideally combine their visit with the Wallfahrtskirche Maria Brünnlein (pilgrimage church), a stroll along the city wall, or an excursion to Nördlingen.