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Polemonium reptans
Jacob’s Ladder is a perennial herbaceous spring ephemeral featuring light blue, bell-shape flowers in loose terminal clusters. Leaves with oval leaflets are arranged like the rungs of a ladder. It grows best in moist, well-drained soil in part shade and freely self-seeds in optimum growing conditions. Jacob’s ladder is best used in partially shaded areas of the rock garden, naturalized areas, woodland gardens or native plant gardens.
Height: 1 to 1.5’
Spread: 1 to 1.5’
Pot size: 3 qt
Bloom time: April to June
Light: Shade to Part shade
Moisture: Medium well drained
Attracts: Native bees and honeybees
Deer resistant: Tolerates and is not palatable to deer
Companion plants: shade-loving, moisture-tolerant plants with contrasting textures, such as ferns, coral bells, Tiarella, geranium, Phlox
Photo: Glover Perennials
Polemonium reptans
Jacob’s Ladder is a perennial herbaceous spring ephemeral featuring light blue, bell-shape flowers in loose terminal clusters. Leaves with oval leaflets are arranged like the rungs of a ladder. It grows best in moist, well-drained soil in part shade and freely self-seeds in optimum growing conditions. Jacob’s ladder is best used in partially shaded areas of the rock garden, naturalized areas, woodland gardens or native plant gardens.
Height: 1 to 1.5’
Spread: 1 to 1.5’
Pot size: 3 qt
Bloom time: April to June
Light: Shade to Part shade
Moisture: Medium well drained
Attracts: Native bees and honeybees
Deer resistant: Tolerates and is not palatable to deer
Companion plants: shade-loving, moisture-tolerant plants with contrasting textures, such as ferns, coral bells, Tiarella, geranium, Phlox
Photo: Glover Perennials