Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Fruit Description
Fruits are available in June.
Plant Profile: Polemonium reptans var. reptans
Names
Spreading Jacob's Ladder
Phonetic Spelling:po-le-MOH-nee-um REP-tanz
Genus:Polemonium
Species:reptans
Family:Polemoniaceae
Jacob's Ladder, a native perennial wildflower, thrives in floodplains as well as lush forests and thickets. This plant features striking, fern-like leaves and produces seeds abundantly. It is classified as a threatened species in North Carolina. Due to the availability of numerous cultivars, locating the true species in the market can be quite challenging.
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Polemonium reptans var. reptans Feature Summary
Polemonium reptans var. reptans Image Gallery
Tags
#specialized bees
#bumblebees
#NC native
#thickets
#floodplain
#native wildflower
#food source herbage
#food source nectar
#food source pollen
#coastal FAC
#bird friendly
#flies
#butterfly friendly
#Piedmont Mountains FACU
#beetles
#sweat bees
#audubon
#woodlands
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Polemonium reptans var. reptans Feature Summary
Fruit
Fruits are available in June.
Summer
Flowers
Flowers bloom April-May and are light blue in color.
Blue
Spring
Tubular
Bell
Attributes
Perennial
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Native Plant
Wildflower
Erect
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Moist
Mountains
Piedmont
Leaves
Green
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Alternate
Stem
Landscape
Native Garden
Butterflies
Songbirds
Bees
Specialized Bees
Polemonium reptans var. reptans Image Gallery
Polemonium reptans var. reptans Fruit
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Polemonium reptans var. reptans Flowers
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Flower Description
Flowers bloom April-May and are light blue in color.
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Flower Color
Blue
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Polemonium reptans var. reptans Attributes
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Polemonium reptans var. reptans Whole Plant Traits
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Polemonium reptans var. reptans Cultural Conditions
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Polemonium reptans var. reptans Leaves
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Leaf Color
Green
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Polemonium reptans var. reptans Stem
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Polemonium reptans var. reptans Landscape
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Polemonium reptans var. reptans: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
