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Jacobs Ladder
Polemonium caeruleum · Perennial
Jacobs Ladder is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 1.5–2 ft × 1.5–2 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1.5–2 ft × 1.5–2 ft
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Native to
- Northern Asia, Europe
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