Life Span
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Origin
-
Types
-
Number of Varieties
50
Rank: 73 (Overall)
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
27.90 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Water more in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
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
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Attracts
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Black Dyes
Part of Plant Used
-
Other Uses
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Polemonium caeruleum
Common Name
Jacob's Ladder
In Hindi
Jacob's Ladder
In German
Jacob's Ladder
In French
Jacob's Ladder
In Spanish
Jacob's Ladder
In Greek
Jacob's Ladder
In Portuguese
Jacob's Ladder
In Polish
Jacob's Ladder
In Latin
Jacob's Ladder
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Polemoniaceae
Genus
Polemonium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
40
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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