| Description | This Jacobs Ladder cultivar has blue flowers and many parts of the plant are purple. |
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| Pronunciation | (po-le-MOH-nee-um)(see-ROO-lee-um) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | partial shade to shade, will tolerate some morning sun |
| Moisture | moist, never dry |
| Soil & Site | prefers rich well drained moist, tolerates average |
| Temperature | grows best in the cooler parts of the growing season |
| Flowers | cup shaped, cobalt-blue flowers, fragrant, borne on a terminal cluster (cyme) |
| Leaves | purplish tinted, pinnately compound leaves |
| Dimensions | up to 12 by 12 inches |
| Maintenance | can be pruned back if foliage becomes shabby |
| Propagation | division in the spring |
| Cultivar Origin | An introduction of Blooms of Bressingham (UK) |
| Misc Facts | Polemonion was the greek name for a medicinal plant associated with Polemon, a philosopher, or the King Polemon. In Greek the word Polemos means warlike. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #49-The History and Folklore of North American Wildflowers (Timothy Coffey), #100-Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest (Merel Black and Emmet Judziewicz), #165-Wildflower Perennials for Your Garden (Bebe Miles) |
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