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Polemonium foliosissimum (Towering jacob's-ladder)
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia

Polemonium foliosissimum Gray

Towering Jacob's-ladder, Leafy polemonium

Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

USDA Symbol: POFO

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

Towering Jacob’s-ladder is a 1-3 ft. perennial with branched or unbranched stems and an abundance of attractive, pinnately compound foliage. The showy, lavender to white, funnel-shaped flowers, divided into five segments, occur in flat-topped clusters.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit:
Size Class: 1-3 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Purple
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AZ , CO , ID , NM , NV , UT , WY
Native Distribution: AZ, NM, CO & UT
Native Habitat: Moist, mt. stream banks; mt. brush or open woods
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist
Soil Description: Rich, moist soils.
Conditions Comments: Not Available

Propagation

Description: Not Available
Seed Collection: Not Available
Seed Treatment: Not Available
Commercially Avail: yes

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Polemonium foliosissimum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Polemonium foliosissimum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Polemonium foliosissimum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2010-11-07
Research By: TWC Staff

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