Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium yezoense var. hidakanum Purple Rain2000004767

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: May
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Jacob's Ladder gets its name from arrangement of its leaves – pairs of opposite leaflets resembling a ladder. 'Purple Rain' has distinctive bronze foliage that contrasts beautifully with the pretty, bell shaped, sapphire blue flowers that rise up in early summer on erect stems. A cottage-garden favourite, Jacob's Ladder, is happiest in partial shade, and looks equally at home in a wildlife garden setting and thrives in grass. Although it is short-lived, it self seeds freely.
  
  Garden care: Cut the plant back after flowering to encourage a second flush of flowers. In autumn, cut the faded flowerheads down to the ground and compost the dead stems.
  
  

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