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Golden Feathers Jacob's Ladder Polemonium pulcherrima

Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
Mature Size
8" 14" 20cm 36cm
Height: 6" - 8"
Spread: 12" - 14"
Height: 15cm - 20cm
Spread: 30cm - 36cm
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  • Details

    6 - 8 Inches
    12 - 14 Inches
    12 - 14 Inches
    15cm - 20cm
    30cm - 36cm
    30cm - 36cm

    Features

    Add some showstopping color to your shade garden with this exciting golden variegated Polemonium. Bluish-purple flowers are a bonus in the late spring to summer months.

    Foliage Interest
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Rabbits
    Native to North America

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    6 - 8 Inches 15cm - 20cm
    Spacing: 
    12 - 14 Inches 30cm - 36cm
    Spread: 
    12 - 14 Inches 30cm - 36cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Purple
    Flower Shade: 
    Bluish Purple
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Colors: 
    Yellow
    Foliage Shade: 
    Yellow leaves with olive green centers
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Shade to Shade

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Polemonium ‘Golden Feathers’ likes to be grown in full to part shade locations in well-drained fertile soil. This deer and rabbit-resistant perennial is grown for its attractive foliage and is a nice addition to rock gardens, landscape borders as well as in containers.

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