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Jacobs Ladder Bressingham Purple in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Polemonium 'Bressingham Purple'

 

Jacob's Ladder 'Bressingham Purple'

Polemonium, or Jacob's-ladder, is native to cool temperate to arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It has lance-shaped leaves and lilac or white coloured flared cup-shaped flowers in Spring and Summer. 'Bressingham Purple' is a lovely plant with purple leaves sprouting from long tall stems all season producing purple-blue flowers through Spring and Summer. A sweet little plant that flowers earlier than many perennials

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plant Features
  • Jacobs Ladder Bressingham Purple likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Jacobs Ladder Bressingham Purple likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Jacobs Ladder Bressingham Purple is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Jacobs Ladder Bressingham Purple likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Jacob's Ladder 'Bressingham Purple'

Latin name

Polemonium 'Bressingham Purple'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Polemoniaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Jacobs Ladder Bressingham Purple likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Frost

    Jacobs Ladder Bressingham Purple is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Jacobs Ladder Bressingham Purple likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Jacobs Ladder Bressingham Purple likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Jacobs Ladder Bressingham Purple is 0.40meters x 0.60meters 0.40 M 0.60 M

Polemonium 'Bressingham Purple'

Polemonium, or Jacob's-ladder, is native to cool temperate to arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It has lance-shaped leaves and lilac or white coloured flared cup-shaped flowers in Spring and Summer. 'Bressingham Purple' is a lovely plant with purple leaves sprouting from long tall stems all season producing purple-blue flowers through Spring and Summer. A sweet little plant that flowers earlier than many perennials


Planting out

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Plant container plants into a part shady or shady site.

 

Flowering

From Mid Spring TO Late Summer

The plant produces cup-shaped, lavender-coloured or white flowers through Spring and Summer.

 

Propagating by division

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Using a fork dig up plant, try to keep the root ball as complete as possible. Split the root ball at the center with a sharp knife or a spade. Replant the plants to the same depth as the original and keep well watered until established.

 
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