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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 12-16 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Leaves: Variegated
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Other: pink buds with silvery blue flowers
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Pollinators: Bees
Parentage: Sport of: Stairway to Heaven

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Common names
  • Jacob's Ladder
  • Variegated Jacob's Ladder

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2014-05-25
Second year in my garden
Location: Beautiful Tennessee 
Date: March 15, 2015
like the pink  new growth showing
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2012-04-14

Date: 2016-05-19

Date: 2013-04-13
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-18
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Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2012-04-14
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2012-04-14
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-05-10
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-05-10
Location: Twisp
Date: 2015-04-20

Date: 2013-04-13

Date: 2013-04-13

Date: 2013-04-13
Photo by QueenDreama
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2012-04-14
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2012-04-14

Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2013-04-13
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