Creeping Jacob’s Ladder ‘Stairway to Heaven’
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox
Family)
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Height: 8-12 inches
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Spread: 12-16 inches
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Bloom Time: May to June
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Bloom: violet blue bells
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Light: part shade
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Soil: average,
well-drained
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Moisture: medium to moist
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Use: edging a shady
border, edging a woodland path; attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
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Care: cut back flower
stems as soon as blooming is finished
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems
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Native to: species native
to Eastern North America
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Notes: low mound of medium-green ferny leaves edged in creamy white and flushed with pink during
cooler spring weather; deer resistant; tolerates black walnut
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Supplier: The Flower Factory
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E113, Shade Garden F015
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