Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Shrub
Origin
-
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Types
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New Jersey tea,Maritime ceanothus,Ceanothus connivens
Number of Varieties
5025
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40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Temperate Regions
Rocky Mountains, Scrubs
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
8-6
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
27.90 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Lavender
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple
Lemon yellow
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple
Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Club - shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Water more in summer
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Formal Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Black Dyes
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves
Other Uses
-
Basketary
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Polemonium caeruleum
CEANOTHUS 'Concha'
Common Name
Jacob's Ladder
Wild lilac
In Hindi
Jacob's Ladder
Wild Lilac
In German
Jacob's Ladder
Säckelblumen
In French
Jacob's Ladder
Wild Lilac
In Spanish
Jacob's Ladder
Ceanothus
In Greek
Jacob's Ladder
Wild Lilac
In Portuguese
Jacob's Ladder
Ceanothus
In Polish
Jacob's Ladder
Wild Lilac
In Latin
Jacob's Ladder
Wild Lilac
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Rosales
Family
Polemoniaceae
Rhamnaceae
Genus
Polemonium
Ceanothus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
4050
1
27800
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