All listed sizes available for pre-order until March 15th. Quantities may become limited as the season gets underway.
Sizes - Availability - Price
4 Inch Pots - Pre-Order Available - $5.00
Quart Pots - Pre-Order Available - $8.00
Height - 1 Feet
Light Needs - Full Sun / Part Shade / Full Shade
Soil Preferences - Loam
Moisture Range - Wet-Medium
Advantages - Home Garden Favorite / Pollinator Specialist
Deer Resistance - Yes
Bloom Time - April-June
Bloom Color - Blue
Root Type - Fibrous
Growth Habit - Groundcover
Plant Profile
Jacob's Ladder - (Polemonium reptans) gets its common name from its small leaflets which are arranged in a ladder-like manner along the long, graceful leaves. Like many spring blooming natives, the bloom time on Jacob's Ladder is short but sweet.
Jacob's Ladder will grow in full sun if it has adequate moisture, but it prefers woodlands (almost full shade) and woodland edges (partial shade.) A mature plant will only reach heights of 1' and is deer resistant.This self-seeding herbaceous perennial, will also spread by rhizomes.
Its native habitat includes moist, deciduous woods and stream banks. It has a low drought tolerance and will go dormant in drought conditions. It can be propagated by rootstock division or seed. Divide clumps in early spring or late summer, while seeds can be sown as they ripen or in the early spring. This plant makes a great ground cover to plug around shady spots of any native garden.
Highly Important Host
(3 or fewer types of host plants for species)
N/A
Generally Important Host
(4 or more host plants for species)
Meadow Rue Borer
Meadow Rue Borer