General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets

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Common names
  • Creeping Jacob's Ladder
  • Greek Valerian

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Date: 2017-05-20
Location: Sharps Chapel, Tennessee
Date: 2018-03-20
Blue Pearl young plant, started from seed

Courtesy of Diane's Flower Seeds

Date: 2013-05-24
Plant Events from our members
lovesblooms On March 1, 2020 Seeds sown
winter sow
lovesblooms On February 24, 2018 Seeds sown
winter sown
dnrevel On March 18, 2023 Seeds germinated
Germinated. Moved to greenhouse March 24th
dnrevel On March 4, 2023 Seeds sown
Sown indoors in green cell pack trays
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