Spreading Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptans var. reptans
- Phonetic Spelling
- po-le-MOH-nee-um REP-tanz
- Description
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Spreading Jacob's Ladder is a native perennial wildflower found in floodplains and rich forests and thickets. This plant has showy, fern-like foliage, and seeds freely. It is recognized as a NC Threatened species. There are many different cultivars available, which makes it difficult to find the straight species in the trade.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Polemonium
- Species:
- reptans
- Family:
- Polemoniaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 10 in. - 1 ft. 4 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 1 ft. 2 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Perennial
- Wildflower
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Summer
- Fruit Description:
- Fruits are available in June.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Bell
- Tubular
- Flower Description:
- Flowers bloom April-May and are light blue in color.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Native Garden
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Songbirds
- Specialized Bees
