General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Plant Height: 16 to 20 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 16 inches
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Other: Pinnate leaves, with upright stems.
Flowers: Showy
Other: Loose clusters of bowl-shaped, pink flowers shading to apricot-yellow in the center.
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Pink flowers shading to apricot-yellow in the center.
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Reseed readily, providing new plants.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: In spring.

Image
Common names
  • Royal Jacob's Ladder
  • Jacob's Ladder
  • Great Polemonium
  • Salmon Polemonium

Photo Gallery
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2023-05-15
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2017-05-31
 2: 41 pm. Very perky and pretty and long blooming.
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-05-22
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2017-05-31
 2:41 pm. Starting out pink and fading to apricot.
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-05-22
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2011-06-03
 7:56 pm. It likes a bit of elbow room.

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: East garden
Date: 2011-05-27
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jan 29, 2013
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2017-05-01
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-04-26
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-04-26
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2009-04-16
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-04-26
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-04-26
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-04-26
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-05-29
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2013-06-14
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-05-02
Plant Events from our members
aspenhill On October 9, 2015 Obtained plant
Potomac Garden Center - qty 1
» Post your own event for this plant

« Add a new plant to the database

« The Plants Database Front Page