Jacob's Ladder
Common name
Jacob's Ladder
Botanical name
Polemonium caeruleum
Variety
na
Zone
USDA Zone 4 (-30°F) to USDA Zone 9 (20°F).
Light
Part sun
Height
12-30" (31-76 cm)
Habit
Mounded
Feed
Use all-purpose
Water
Weekly during dry spells
Bloom Color
Blue
Bloom Time
Spring-summer
Maintenance
Remove spent blooms
About
Dainty flowers atop intriguing, ladderlike foliage attract butterflies to the woodland, rock or perennial garden. Plant with bold, contrasting foliage plants such as purpleleaf coral bells and blue-leaved hosta.
