Polemonium 'Polbress'
USPP #15,367, COPF
"Bressingham Purple Jacob's Ladder"

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BENEFITS
Highly decorative fernlike leaves are neat, uniform and symmetrical, like most varieties of Jacob's Ladder, but with a colorful twist: The foliage takes on a rich, dark purple hue in spring and again in fall. In between, the leaves turn somewhat greener or even fully green in summer, depending on light intensity.

BLOOM SEASON & HABIT
Beautiful flowers of deep electric lavender-blue appear in late spring/early summer, rising in elegant clusters on graceful, sturdy burgundy stems above the attractive mounds of foliage.

LOCATION
Light shade. USDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 9; AHS Heat Zones 8 to 1. See our Growing Zones page to reference growing zones in your area.

USE
'Bressingham Purple' makes a lovely companion for an earlier Blooms introduction, the highly popular variegated Polemonium 'Brise d'Anjou'.

SIZE
Flowers 15" tall, foliage 8" tall. 11" spread in 2 years.

CULTURE
It can handle some sun in much of the Northern U.S. and Canada, but will be happiest in light shade, especially in very hot climates. Also see our General Planting Tips for more information.