White wood asters, Eurybia divaricata, are native perennials in the Asteraceae family, which also includes chrysanthemums, coneflowers, and sunflowers.We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If
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How to Grow Jacob’s Ladder: Regal Shade-Blooming Perennial Polemonium spp.Jacob’s ladder, Polemonium spp., is a hardy ornamental perennial for USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 8 that blooms in late spring to early summer in shady locations.
It’s not one flower, but an entire genus in the Polemoniaceae or phlox family that contains 25 species with origins in eastern North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
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Native wildflower P. reptans has lavender-blue blossoms. It’s endemic to the eastern United States, but numbers are dwindling.
Per the US Forest Service, it is locally extinct, or extirpated, in New Jersey; endangered in Pennsylvania and Maine; and threatened in Maryland, New York, Vermont, and West Virginia.
Because P. reptans and other species native to the United States are at risk of extinction, non-native, P. caeruleum, in shades of dark blue and white, has been introduced to the US and extensively bred by botanists for use in the home garden.
In addition to these true species, cultivated varieties are available in a color palette that includes blue, pink, purple, and white petals, as well as variegated foliage.
Like sentinels, the upright stems of this colorful perennial rise tall to welcome spring and make way for summer.
In this article, you will learn all you need to know to cultivate Jacob’s ladder in your landscape.
If you have cool, shady spots begging for early-season color, read on for a perennial that delivers!
Cultivation and HistoryJacob’s ladder species are found in woodland regions beneath canopies of trees and along streams, where the earth is moist and the air is cool.
They are often referred to as
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