Western Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium occidentale
Western Jacob's ladder is a tall, moisture-loving native of wet western meadows and streamsides, with airy clusters of blue flowers above delicate divided leaves.
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden
- Native states
- CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY
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