Exposure • Sun • Part sun • Shade

Soil Moisture Needs • Wet

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Spring

Foliage Attribute • Variegated

Bloom Color • Blue

Attributes • Good Cut Flowers

Water Requirements • Water weekly during dry spells

Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven'

Jacob's Ladder

Eye-catching, delicate green and white variegated fernlike foliage and clusters of light blue, bell-shaped flowers on a compact, clump-forming plant. Good for naturalized settings or the rock garden. Prefers moist but well-drained soil.

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.