Alpine Delphinium

Jacob's Ladder

About Alpine Delphinium and Jacob's Ladder

Alpine Delphinium

Jacob's Ladder

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Africa

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

5NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, meadows

Cold Regions, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available4-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

200.00 cm20.30 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA27.90 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Indigo, Lavender, Light Purple

Blue, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purple

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Purple

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Light Yellow, Tan

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate and toothed

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Heat And Humidity

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Water more in summer

Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Water more in summer

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut away fading foliage, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

High-phosphorous fertilizers used, Organic Flower Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, fungus, Mealybugs

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat And Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Severe allergen, Skin irritation, Skin rash, Throat itching, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Borders, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Black Dyes, Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in making blue ink

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Feature Plant

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Delphinium elatum

Polemonium caeruleum

7.2 Common Name

Alpine delphinium, Delphium, Candle larkspur, Siberian larkspur, Musk Larkspur,

Jacob's Ladder

7.2.1 In Hindi

अल्पाइन Delphinium

Jacob's Ladder

7.2.2 In German

Alpine Delphinium

Jacob's Ladder

7.2.3 In French

Alpine Delphinium

Jacob's Ladder

7.2.4 In Spanish

Alpine Delphinium

Jacob's Ladder

7.2.5 In Greek

Alpine Δελφίνιο

Jacob's Ladder

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Alpine Delphinium

Jacob's Ladder

7.2.7 In Polish

Alpine Delphinium

Jacob's Ladder

7.2.8 In Latin

Alpine Delphinium

Jacob's Ladder

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Ericales

8.5 Family

Ranunculaceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Delphinium

Polemonium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

30040

1 27800

Properties of Alpine Delphinium and Jacob's Ladder

Wondering what are the properties of Alpine Delphinium and Jacob's Ladder? We provide you with everything About Alpine Delphinium and Jacob's Ladder. Alpine Delphinium doesn't have thorns and Jacob's Ladder doesn't have thorns. Also Alpine Delphinium does not have fragrant flowers. Alpine Delphinium has allergic reactions like Severe allergen, Skin irritation, Skin rash, Throat itching and Vomiting and Jacob's Ladder has allergic reactions like Severe allergen, Skin irritation, Skin rash, Throat itching and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Alpine Delphinium and Jacob's Ladder and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Alpine Delphinium and Jacob's Ladder

Season and care of Alpine Delphinium and Jacob's Ladder is important to know. While considering everything about Alpine Delphinium and Jacob's Ladder Care, growing season is an essential factor. Alpine Delphinium season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Jacob's Ladder season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Alpine Delphinium is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Jacob's Ladder is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Alpine Delphinium is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Jacob's Ladder is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Alpine Delphinium and Jacob's Ladder Physical Information

Alpine Delphinium and Jacob's Ladder physical information is very important for comparison. Alpine Delphinium height is 200.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Jacob's Ladder height is 20.30 cm and width 27.90 cm. The color specification of Alpine Delphinium and Jacob's Ladder are as follows:

Alpine Delphinium flower color: Blue, Indigo, Lavender and Light Purple
Alpine Delphinium leaf color: Green
Jacob's Ladder flower color: Blue and Lavender
Jacob's Ladder leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Alpine Delphinium and Jacob's Ladder

Care of Alpine Delphinium and Jacob's Ladder include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Alpine Delphinium pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove damaged leaves and Remove deadheads and Jacob's Ladder pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Alpine Delphinium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Jacob's Ladder needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.