Polemonium yezoense var. hidakanum 'Purple Rain'
Jacob's ladder 'Purple Rain' , Polemonium yezoense 'Purple Rain', Purple-leaf Jacob's ladder 'Purple Rain'
Polemonium Polemonium
'Purple Rain' _ 'Purple Rain' is a mound-forming, deciduous to semi-evergreen perennial with pinnate, bronze- or purple-flushed, dark green leaves turning green in summer. Dark, upright stems bear cymes of star-shaped, violet-blue flowers in late spring and early summer.
Polemonium yezoense var. hidakanum 'Purple Rain' is: Deciduous
Cushion or Mound Forming, Erect flower stem
Blue in Spring
Bronze-green in Spring; Bronze-green in Summer
Powdery mildew Powdery mildew
Cut back to the base in autumn.
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Polemonium yezoense var. hidakanum 'Purple Rain' (Jacob's ladder 'Purple Rain' ) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Rock, Flower Arranging, Cottage/Informal, Coastal, City, Beds and borders, Wildlife, Woodland
Best planted in any fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Polemonium yezoense var. hidakanum 'Purple Rain'
Jacob's ladder 'Purple Rain' , Polemonium yezoense 'Purple Rain', Purple-leaf Jacob's ladder 'Purple Rain'
Polemonium Polemonium
'Purple Rain' _ 'Purple Rain' is a mound-forming, deciduous to semi-evergreen perennial with pinnate, bronze- or purple-flushed, dark green leaves turning green in summer. Dark, upright stems bear cymes of star-shaped, violet-blue flowers in late spring and early summer.
Deciduous
Cushion or Mound Forming, Erect flower stem
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Blue in Spring
Bronze-green in Spring; Bronze-green in Summer
Cut back to the base in autumn.
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Polemonium yezoense var. hidakanum 'Purple Rain' (Jacob's ladder 'Purple Rain' ) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Rock, Flower Arranging, Cottage/Informal, Coastal, City, Beds and borders, Wildlife, Woodland
Best planted in any fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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