species 2,779 observations

Leafy Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium foliosissimum

Field notes

Polemonium foliosissimum, the towering Jacob's-ladder, is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family Polemoniaceae, native to the western United States; Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. As its synonym Polemonium archibaldiae it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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14 native animals
supported in the US

Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Tripartite Sweat Bee, Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee, Blue-and-black Mining Bee, Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee 14

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Herbaceous plants
Light: Part shade
Moisture: Moist
Plant type: Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.