Polemonium pulcherrimum 'Golden Feathers'

Jacob's Ladder


Photo courtesy of Ball Seed

  • Yellow and green variegated foliage
  • Light purple flowers
  • Blooms late spring-early summer
  • Low mounding habit, fern-like foliage
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Garden
Garden
Great Foliage
Great Foliage
Native
Native
Rock Garden
Rock Garden
Deer Resistant
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Rabbit Resistant



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Prefers consistently moist, humusy, well-drained soil and partial to full shade. Tolerates full sun in cool summer climates. Self-seeds in good conditions and can be divided in early spring or late summer.


Height: 6-8 in
Spread: 12-14 in
Spacing: 10-13 in
Price Level 1: $13.99 ea.~#1
Bloom Color: Purple
Zone: 5-9
Price Level 2: 4 for $50~#1
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Great Foliage
  • Border or Bed
  • Rock Garden
  • Garden
  • Native

Critter Resistance:

  • Rabbit Resistant
  • Deer Resistant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Full Shade
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Upright
  • Mounding

Foliage Color:

  • Variegated
  • Gold

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Summer
  • Spring

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Pollinators

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water
  • Keep Well-Watered
  • Moist, Well-Drained


Genus Overview: Polemonium

Common Name: Jacob's Ladder

Herbaceous perennial with lacy, fern-like leaves either green or with variegation. Bell-shaped flowers in loose, terminal clusters in a range of colors including blue, purple, white and peach. Blooms mid to late spring. Great for woodland gardens, naturalized areas and partly shady rock gardens. Polemonium reptans is native.