How to Propagate and Grow
Polemonium

Family: Polemoniaceae

Species: P. caeruleum

Common Names: Jacobs ladder.

Classification: Perennial.

Height: 90cm (36inches).

Flowering: Throughout summer.

Usage: Ideal for moisture retentive borders and beds.

Grow polemonium at the edge of informal ponds or in bog gardens.

Site: Ploemonium prefer full sun, they thrive in it!

Polemonium will also do well in partial shade.

Soil: Any free draining, rich and moist soil.

Propagation Methods: By seed in spring.

Best germination temperature: 70 deg F.

Time from sowing to germination: 3 months onwards.

Germination slow, so be patient!

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Division in spring.

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