- Type:
- Herb
- Light Exposure:
- Partial Sun, Shade
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry
- Height:
- 1 to 2 feet
- Project:
- Erosion Control, Restoration, Upland Buffer
- Bloom Color:
- Blue
- Bloom Months:
- May, June
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Low
- Salt Tolerance:
- None to Low
- Stress Tolerance:
- Moderately Sensitive
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Low
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 2
- Pollinator Value:
- Very High
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food, Larval Food
- Pollinators:
- Beetles, Bombus, Butterflies, Flies, Honey Bees, Larval Host (Moth), Moths, Native Bees, Wasps
- Counties:
- Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mille Lacs, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona
Notes/Description:
Jacob’s Ladder is an early spring bloomer that thrives in shaded and partly shaded conditions. A good plant for cool, shady corners of the garden.