Exposure • Sun • Part sun • Shade

Soil Moisture Needs • Wet

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Summer

Bloom Color • Purple

Attributes • Good Cut Flowers

Polemonium 'Bressingham Purple'

Jacob's Ladder

Introduced at the 2002 Chelsea Flower Show in England, magnificent purple fern-like foliage in early spring and fall, best foliage color in full sun with consistent moisture, in shade leaves will turn green, fragrant star like violet-blue flowers are clus

Polemonium (pol-ee'-mow-ni-um)

Family: Polemoniaceae · Common Name: Jacob's Ladder

Delicate green foliage in attractive rosettes. Violet-blue to white bell-shaped flowers bloom in early summer. Excellent for rock gardens, borders and cutting gardens. Prefers moist but well-drained soil.