Polemonium reptans

Jacob's ladder, Greek valerian, spreading Jacob's ladder

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Polemoniaceae

Region

Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

0.5 - 1.5ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Blue

Fruit

Capsule;

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Shade

Soil Texture

Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Moist

Blooms

April - August

Fall Color

Habitat

rich moist or rocky woods, wooded floodplains

Notes

attractive flowers; slow spreader; herbal uses; FACU

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Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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