Go Botany
Conserving Native Plants
Saving Imperiled Plants
Restoring Habitats
Controlling Invasives
Adapting to Climate Change
Rare Plant Recovery Tools
For Your Garden
Ecological Gardening
Our Nursery
Garden Plant Finder
Buy Native Plants
Garden Books + Goods
Learn
Classes + Field Studies
Certificate Programs
School Programs
Travel
Visit
Garden in the Woods
Native Plant Sanctuaries
Calendar
Guided Tours at the Garden
For Children + Families
Support
Membership
Member Events
Planned Giving
Sponsorship
Resources + Press
About Us
An Exciting Change
Governance + Financials
Jobs + Internships
Volunteering
Our Magazine
Contact Us
Donate
Join
Search
All Plants
» Perennial
« Prev Plant
|
Next Plant »
Polemonium reptans
spreading Jacob's ladder
P. reptans stems are covered in numerous, small leaflets, which grow exactly opposite one another, giving each stem the ladder-like appearance which lends the plant its common name (Jacob's ladder). Blue-purple flowers bloom profusely in spring.
Return to Plant Search Home
Height:
10-16 in
Spread:
12-14 in
Hardiness Zone:
3-8
Characteristics & Attributes
Cultivation Status
•
Species
Exposure
•
Sun
•
Part Shade
Soil Moisture
•
Average
Ecoregion
•
(58) Northeastern Highlands
•
(83) Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands
Ornamental Interest
•
Spring Bloom
Attracts Wildlife
•
Attracts Bees
•
Other Pollinators/Wildlife
Additional Attributes
•
Fragrant
Landscape Use
•
Specimen
•
Massing
North American Distribution
You may also be interested in...
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
broad beech fern