Stairway to Heaven jacob's ladder
Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 18 inches tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Habit
- Creeping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Lavender blue
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Stairway to Heaven' Jacob's ladder (Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven') is a perennial for borders, rock gardens, containers, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. Lavender blue flowers open in spring and again in summer, and butterflies and bees visit them.
Pairs well with Woodland phlox, Fringed bleeding heart, Sedge, and Cheerfulness daffodil.