Phlox paniculata 'Logan Black'
Family - Polemoniaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - 1m or more
Width - 60cm
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: A clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit. Ovate to lanceolate leaves emerge black in spring before turning to deep, rich green with age. Scented, salverform flowers are an intense shade of deep pinkish-red and seemingly glow in the borders. The Blooms are held in dense panicles atop black, vertical stems and are produced from mid-summer into early autumn. Good for use as cut flowers.
Many believe Phlox paniculata 'Starfire' to be synonymous with P. p. 'Logan Black'.
Flower:
Intense pinkish-red flowers are salverform in shape. The blooms are held in dense panicles atop upright stems and are produced from July into September.
Flower colour: Red
Flower shape: Salverform flowers held in panicles
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Ovate to lanceolate leaves emerge black in spring and turn to rich, dark green with age. The leaves are held in opposite pair atop vertical, black stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to lanceolate
Propagation:
Cuttings or division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.