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Polemonium reptans 'Stairway To Heaven' - JACOB'S LADDER 'STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN'
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POL-X-STAHEA
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" 'Stairway to Heaven' was discovered in a group of Polemonium reptans seedlings that were growing in a nursery in Framingham, Massachusetts. It was patented by William Cullina who chose it for its longevity and was introduced by the New England Wildflower Society.
‘Stairway to Heaven’ forms a low mound of green leaves with white margins that are tinged with pink in spring or cooler weather. It has pale lavender blue, bell-shaped flowers with white stamens. It grows 1 to 1.5 ft. tall and wide. United States Plant Patent PP#15,187 awarded September 28, 2004." Missouri Botanical Garden
Blooming Time: end of spring, April-May/June
Size: usually 1-1.5’ high and wide
USDA Zones: 4 to 8
Culture: half shade, shade, dappled shade are the best (full sun is tolerated only in cooler regions). Average to rich medium-moist to moist loamy soils. It will tolerate sandy soils, acid, neutral or alkaline pH and more sun with regular moisture in the soil.
Moisture Needs: medium (average), moist
Origin: the species of P. reptans is native through most of the Eastern and partially central United States west to Minnesota, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and also in Canada. Usually found under the canopy of deciduous trees, along streams and river banks, on wooded slopes, etc. See the distribution on BONAP map.
Black Walnut Tolerant: yes
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes/yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: native bees
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Excellent for half shaded bed, woodland edges, woodland gardens, rain gardens. Tolerates black walnuts.
Great companions are spring ephemerals (Mertensia, Trillium, Jeffersonia, Sanquinaria etc) or late flowering tulips or smaller spring bulbs (Muscari). From perennial companions lets mention at least Aquilegia, Brunnera, Epimedium, Helleborus, Hosta, Heuchera, Iris cristata, Persicaria, Polygonatum, Scutellaria ovata. Looks well with grasses - Carex, Deschampsia, Hakonechloa and with ferns.
Picture copyright : Mark Dwyer, Landscape Prescriptions
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Polemonium reptans 'Stairway To Heaven' - JACOB'S LADDER 'STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN'
$9.99
" 'Stairway to Heaven' was discovered in a group of Polemonium reptans seedlings that were growing in a nursery in Framingham, Massachusetts. It was patented by William Cullina who chose it for its longevity and was introduced by the New England Wildflower Society.
‘Stairway to Heaven’ forms a low mound of green leaves with white margins that are tinged with pink in spring or cooler weather. It has pale lavender blue, bell-shaped flowers with white stamens. It grows 1 to 1.5 ft. tall and wide. United States Plant Patent PP#15,187 awarded September 28, 2004." Missouri Botanical Garden
Blooming Time: end of spring, April-May/June
Size: usually 1-1.5’ high and wide
USDA Zones: 4 to 8
Culture: half shade, shade, dappled shade are the best (full sun is tolerated only in cooler regions). Average to rich medium-moist to moist loamy soils. It will tolerate sandy soils, acid, neutral or alkaline pH and more sun with regular moisture in the soil.
Moisture Needs: medium (average), moist
Origin: the species of P. reptans is native through most of the Eastern and partially central United States west to Minnesota, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and also in Canada. Usually found under the canopy of deciduous trees, along streams and river banks, on wooded slopes, etc. See the distribution on BONAP map.
Black Walnut Tolerant: yes
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes/yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: native bees
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Excellent for half shaded bed, woodland edges, woodland gardens, rain gardens. Tolerates black walnuts.
Great companions are spring ephemerals (Mertensia, Trillium, Jeffersonia, Sanquinaria etc) or late flowering tulips or smaller spring bulbs (Muscari). From perennial companions lets mention at least Aquilegia, Brunnera, Epimedium, Helleborus, Hosta, Heuchera, Iris cristata, Persicaria, Polygonatum, Scutellaria ovata. Looks well with grasses - Carex, Deschampsia, Hakonechloa and with ferns.
Picture copyright : Mark Dwyer, Landscape Prescriptions
