Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven'
Jacob's ladder 'Stairway to Heaven'
Polemonium Polemonium
'Stairway to Heaven' _ 'Stairway to Heaven' is a compact, spreading, deciduous perennial forming a mound of pinnate leaves with cream-edged, often pink-flushed, mid-green leaflets and small clusters of lightly fragrant, broadly bell-shaped, violet-blue flowers in late spring to early summer.
Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Cushion or Mound Forming, Spreading
Violet, Blue in Spring; Violet, Blue in Summer
Variegated, Mid-green, Cream in Spring; Variegated, Mid-green, Cream in Summer; Variegated, Mid-green, Cream in Autumn
Powdery mildew Powdery mildew
Remove faded flower stems. Cut back to the base in autumn.
Division
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Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven' (Jacob's ladder 'Stairway to Heaven' ) will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Wildlife
Best planted in any fertile, moist but well-drained soil preferably in full sun or partial shade.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven'
Jacob's ladder 'Stairway to Heaven'
Polemonium Polemonium
'Stairway to Heaven' _ 'Stairway to Heaven' is a compact, spreading, deciduous perennial forming a mound of pinnate leaves with cream-edged, often pink-flushed, mid-green leaflets and small clusters of lightly fragrant, broadly bell-shaped, violet-blue flowers in late spring to early summer.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Cushion or Mound Forming, Spreading
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Violet, Blue in Spring; Violet, Blue in Summer
Variegated, Mid-green, Cream in Spring; Variegated, Mid-green, Cream in Summer; Variegated, Mid-green, Cream in Autumn
Remove faded flower stems. Cut back to the base in autumn.
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Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven' (Jacob's ladder 'Stairway to Heaven' ) will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Wildlife
Best planted in any fertile, moist but well-drained soil preferably in full sun or partial shade.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6
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Soil types: | Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, East, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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