Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Polemonium reptans
Family: (Polemoniaceae)
(P) to 2′. Creeping Jacob’s Ladder. East US. Clear blue clusters of five-petalled, slightly nodding flowers with yellow throats and noticeable creamy anthers. Same Jacob’s Ladder foliage but it emerges bronze and shiny, and then turns apple green. Pinnately compound leaves with oval leaflets are arranged like the rungs of a ladder. Blooms early to mid-spring. Moist soil. Sun/partial shade. 3 & T2
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