Jacob's Ladder

The Jacob's Ladder (page 24): "Trapped in the earth, / wouldn't you too want to go / to heaven?"


Other names: Polemonium

Family: Polemoniaceae

Type: Herbaceous annual or perennial

Blooming period: late Spring to Summer

Sun requirement: Full sun.

Soil requirement: Fertile, well-drained.

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Notes: The stems of the plant are densely packed, and each stem bears fern-like leaflets, which resemble a ladder. Jacob's ladder is a ladder to heaven dreamt by the biblical Jacob. In the dream, angels are ascending to and descending from heaven using the ladder.

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