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Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium caeruleum

UncommonPlant
Illustration of Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum)

Jacob's Ladder is a beautiful wildflower of cool, moist forests and subalpine meadows with pinnately compound leaves that inspired the common name and clusters of blue-to-violet funnel-shaped flowers. It grows in both eastern and western North America and is visited by bumblebees, hummingbirds, and many native bees.

Habitat
Cool moist forests and subalpine meadows in northern and mountain North America
Diet
Nectar for bumblebees, hummingbirds, and hawk moths
How common
Uncommon

Best time to see a Jacob's Ladder

The best time to see a Jacob's Ladder is June–July, when about 78% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 3,255 research-grade iNaturalist observations.

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