Like all Baptisias a bit slow to get going as it develops its taproot and resents being transplanted once established
A good woodland edge or dappled shady border participant
prefers medium to wet soils
Carpenter bees
Intolerant of poor drainage and winter wet
Polemonium reptans - Jacob's Ladder cut-seed-head Like all Baptisias a bitSizes available: #1 (Trade gallon), cut back Basics: zones 3 7, 12 18" x 12 18", part sun (full sun with consistent moisture) to part shade, sky blue flowers held on a stalk over highly dissected, mid green foliage, blooms in spring, prefers moist, humus rich soils, low drought tolerance, can probably take more shade than sources suggest. Common names: Jacob's Ladder, Greek Valerian, Skunked, Bluebell, Creeping Polemonium Family: Polemoniaceae Origin