Polemonium
E1000536
Polemonium is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as Jacob’s ladder, valued for their pinnate leaves and clusters of blue, purple, or white bell-shaped flowers often grown in temperate gardens.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polemonium canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| attracts |
bees
ⓘ
butterflies ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Asterids NERFINISHED ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName |
Jacob’s ladder
ⓘ
Jacob’s-ladder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultivatedIn | temperate gardens ⓘ |
| etymology | named after the Greek philosopher Polemon of Athens (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| family | Polemoniaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
blue
ⓘ
purple ⓘ white ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
early summer
ⓘ
spring ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous perennial ⓘ |
| habitat |
meadows
ⓘ
mountain slopes ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
bell-shaped flowers
ⓘ
pinnate leaves ⓘ |
| hasUse |
cottage garden plant
ⓘ
ornamental border plant ⓘ |
| inflorescenceType | clusters ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafType | compound ⓘ |
| lightPreference |
full sun
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ |
| nativeTo | temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Polemonium caeruleum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polemonium pulcherrimum NERFINISHED ⓘ Polemonium reptans NERFINISHED ⓘ Polemonium viscosum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Ericales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction |
by division
ⓘ
by seed ⓘ |
| sensitiveTo |
drought
ⓘ
heat ⓘ |
| soilPreference | moist soil ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tolerates | cool climates ⓘ |
| usedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.