Polemonium - Jacob's Ladder Heavenly Habit

DESCRIPTION: This distinctive variety forms a ferny mound of variegated green foliage that is edged in white, and is loosely topped with sky blue flowers in late spring; looks great in the middle to front of the border and easily mixes with other plants

BOTANICAL NAME: Polemonium reptans 'Touch Of Class'

AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 45 cm
AVERAGE MATURE SPREAD: 60 cm
SUN EXPOSURE: Sun to part sun
FLOWER COLOUR: Sky Blue flowers
FLOWERING TIME: Late Spring
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Green 
COLD HARDINESS: Zone 3
WATER NEEDS: Average
OTHER FEATURES: Deer resistant

 Ornamental Features

Touch Of Class Jacob's Ladder has masses of beautiful spikes of lightly-scented sky blue star-shaped flowers with white anthers rising above the foliage from mid spring to early summer, which emerge from distinctive shell pink flower buds, and which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its attractive ferny pinnately compound leaves remain green in colour with distinctive white edges throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.