Phlox paniculata 'Starfire'
Family - Polemoniaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 90cm or more
Width - up to 60cm
Location - The East Border
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a clump-forming and upright habit. Ovate to lanceolate-shaped leaves emerge nearly black in spring before turning to deep green with age. Salverform flowers are a vibrant shade of scarlet-pink. The Blooms are held in panicles on vertical stems and are produced from midsummer into early autumn. The scented Blooms are attractive to pollinating insects and good for use as cut flowers.
Many believe Phlox paniculata 'Starfire' to be synonymous with P. p. 'Logan Black'.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Scented salverform flowers are a vibrant shade of scarlet-pink. The blooms are held in dense panicles on vertical stems and are produced from July into September.
Flower colour: Red
Flower shape: Salverform flowers in panicles
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Ovate to broadly lanceolate-shaped leaves emerge nearly black in spring before turning to deep green with age. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on vertical stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to lanceolate
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.