Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans
Also known as: Greek Valerian
Ladder-like pinnate leaves and clusters of sky-blue bell flowers in spring. Good clump-former for woodland gardens.
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- pink, blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AL, AR, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, VA, WI, WV
Related native plants
More Polemonium species
- Showy Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium pulcherrimum)
- Sky Pilot (Polemonium viscosum)
- Leafy Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium foliosissimum)
- Western Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium occidentale)