Wildflower > Jacob's Ladder
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This gorgeous Jacob's ladder is a perfect tall plant for a wildflower garden or woodland edge in sun or partial shade. Clusters of wonderful, bell-shaped, lavender-blue flowers on erect, branched stems in may and slender, fresh green leaflets. It grows well in grass and although short lived self seeds freely.
Location: full sun or partial shade.
Soil Type: fertile, damp, good draining soil.
Growth Rate: average.
Flowering Period: June.
Flower Colour: lavender-blue.
Other Characteristics: slender, fresh green leaflets.
Plant Hardiness: fully hardy
Plant Care: In fall after flowering cut the faded flowerheads down to the ground and compost the dead stems.
Matches: Knautia arvensis, Cardamine pratensis, Lonicera pericymenum, Briza media, Fritillaria meleagris, Crataegus monogyna