Phlox paniculata 'Long Border Mauve'
(Border Phlox)
Family - Polemoniaceae
Category - Perennial
Discovered By - Named by Christopher Lloyd
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 1.2m or more
Width - 60cm
Location - The East Border
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a clump-forming habit and tall, upright stems. Mid to dark green leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape. The flowers are salver-shaped and a bright shade of magenta-mauve. The Blooms are held in panicles at the tips of the vertical stems and are produced from midsummer into mid-autumn. The flowers are scented and excellent for cutting.
Flower:
Scented salverform flowers are a shade of magenta-mauve. The blooms are held in panicles at the tips of the stems and are produced from July into October.
Flower colour: Magenta-mauve
Flower shape: Salverform flowers in panicles
Flowering time: July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Bright mid-green leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on upright 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.