4605 Olive Street
Saint Louis, Missouri 63108

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Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven'

Variegated Jacob's Ladder

Pale lavender blue flowers. Large, bushy, vigorous selection with green and white leaves tinged pink in the spring.

Growing & Maintenance Tips
Partial shade in soil of average fertility and good drainage. Great for the perennial border, makes a good cut flower, deer resistant. The neat, compound foliage adds interest to the garden.

Interesting Information
The leaves are arranged in a ladderlike formation, hence the common name Jacob's ladder. This is a very distinctive and showy plant.

Plant Type Perennial		Bloom Color Lavender		Foliage Color Smooth Green/White
Height 1-2 Feet		Spread 8-12 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone 3-7		Patented Yes

Athyrium filix-femina (Dwarf Lady Fern 'Minutissima')	Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Plumbago )
Hakonechloa macra (Ben-kaze Hakone Grass 'Beni-kaze')

Characteristics & Attributes

Bloom Color • Purple	Exposure • Shade-Part Sun	Soil Moisture Preference • Medium	Season of Interest (Foliage) • Spring • Summer • Fall
Wildlife/Disease Resistance • Deer Resistant	Season of Interest (Flowering) • June • July	Attributes • Patio Container Pots • Cut Flower • Balcony Pots