Polemonium 'Bressingham Purple'
‘Bressingham Purple’ Jacob’s Ladder
‘Bressingham Purple’ is a compact Jacob’s ladder cultivar that, as the cultivar name suggests, features purplish tinted leaves and cobalt-blue flowers. Odd-pinnate compound leaves (to 27 leaflets each) form a foliage mound to 8” tall. Leaves appear ladder-like, hence the common name. Leaves show purplish hues in cooler weather (spring and fall). Cup-shaped, cobalt blue flowers appear in loose, terminal clusters (cymes) atop burgundy stems in spring (April-May in the St. Louis area). Flowers may rise to 15” tall. Flowers are fragrant.
Zone:
3 to 8
Height:
0.75 to 1.50 feet
Spread:
0.75 to 1.50 feet
Bloom
Time: April to May
Bloom
Description: Cobalt blue
Sun:
Part shade to full shade
Water:
Medium
Maintenance:
Medium
Flower:
Showy
Leaf:
Colorful
Tolerate:
Deer, Heavy Shade