Polemonium yezoense 'Purple Rain'
Jacob's Ladder 'Purple Rain'
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. Polemonium yezoense 'Purple Rain' is an unusual form, having small dark leaflets, and little starry blue flowers
Contributed by @kmanley
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Partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Jacob's Ladder 'Purple Rain'
Latin name
Polemonium yezoense 'Purple Rain'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Polemoniaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Polemonium yezoense 'Purple Rain'
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. Polemonium yezoense 'Purple Rain' is an unusual form, having small dark leaflets, and little starry blue flowers
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.