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Polemonium (ancient name, not explained; probably not from Greek polemos, war, but rather the philosopher Poleman). Jacob's Ladder. Greek
Valerian. Polemoniacex. Flower-garden herbs, with pinnate leaves and pretty blue, purplish white or yellowish flowers.
Perennials, rarely annuals or bjennials, tall or dwarf, often viscid, often with a creeping rhizome which is thick or slender: lvs. alternate, odd-pinnate or pinnati- sect: fls. in racemes or thyrse-like panicles; calyx increasing after anthesis; corolla tubular, funnel-shaped, broadly bell-shaped or subrotate, 5-lobed, the lobes mostly obovate; stamens 5, alternate, with corolla-lobes inserted near the base, included or exserted: caps. 3- valved. Closely allied to Gilia and distinguished by the declinate stamens and the filaments usually pilose- appendaged at the base.—Brand, in the recent monograph (Engler's Pflanzenreich, IV. 250, hft. 27, 1907) accepts 29 species; mostly W. N. American, extending into Mex., but also in Eu., Asia and 2 in. S. Amer.
This genus includes the Jacob's ladder, P. caeruleum, an old-fashioned inhabitant of cottage gardens, which owes its popular name to the regular manner in which the numerous leaflets are arranged on the long leaves. It is a hardy perennial herb, growing 1 to 3 feet high and bearing five-lobed bell-shaped flowers of blue or white, and nearly an inch across. Probably the finest species, however, is the plant known to all gardeners as P. Richardsonii, which is a form of P. humile (or P. lanatum) that has doubled or trebled in size in cultivation. A fine specimen of P. Richardsonii may have a terminal cluster 6 1/2inches across and 5 inches deep, with two dozen flowers
each 1 1/4 inches across. P. confertum differs in the great density of its inflorescence, and by connoisseurs in alpine plants may be regarded as a very fine species. Most of the yellow- flowered forms are disappointing. Polemoniums are of easy culture in any deep rich loamy soil. P. caeruleum and P. reptans do well in partly shaded places not too dry.
Polemoniums are easily raised from fall-sown seed. Also propagated by division. They are said to be impatient of soil on the leaves.
INDEX.
album, 4, 9. humile, 4. pulcherrimum 5
caeruleum, 9 lanatum, 4 pumilum 5
carneum, 7. mellitum 3 reptans 6
confertum, 2, 3. occidentale 9 Richardsonii 4
foliosissimum, 8. pauciflorum 1 Van-Bruntiae 9
grandiflorum, 9. pulchellum, 4 variegatum 9
himalayanum 9.
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==Cultivation==
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==Species==
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==Gallery==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
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| latin_name = ''LATINNAME'' <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
| growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
| exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| color = IndianRed
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
| regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom -->
| divisio = <!--- Phylum -->
| classis = <!--- Class -->
| ordo = <!--- Order -->
| familia = <!--- Family -->
| genus =
| species =
| subspecies =
| cultivar =
}}
{{Inc|
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Polemonium (ancient name, not explained; probably not from Greek polemos, war, but rather the philosopher Poleman). Jacob's Ladder. Greek
Valerian. Polemoniacex. Flower-garden herbs, with pinnate leaves and pretty blue, purplish white or yellowish flowers.
Perennials, rarely annuals or bjennials, tall or dwarf, often viscid, often with a creeping rhizome which is thick or slender: lvs. alternate, odd-pinnate or pinnati- sect: fls. in racemes or thyrse-like panicles; calyx increasing after anthesis; corolla tubular, funnel-shaped, broadly bell-shaped or subrotate, 5-lobed, the lobes mostly obovate; stamens 5, alternate, with corolla-lobes inserted near the base, included or exserted: caps. 3- valved. Closely allied to Gilia and distinguished by the declinate stamens and the filaments usually pilose- appendaged at the base.—Brand, in the recent monograph (Engler's Pflanzenreich, IV. 250, hft. 27, 1907) accepts 29 species; mostly W. N. American, extending into Mex., but also in Eu., Asia and 2 in. S. Amer.
This genus includes the Jacob's ladder, P. caeruleum, an old-fashioned inhabitant of cottage gardens, which owes its popular name to the regular manner in which the numerous leaflets are arranged on the long leaves. It is a hardy perennial herb, growing 1 to 3 feet high and bearing five-lobed bell-shaped flowers of blue or white, and nearly an inch across. Probably the finest species, however, is the plant known to all gardeners as P. Richardsonii, which is a form of P. humile (or P. lanatum) that has doubled or trebled in size in cultivation. A fine specimen of P. Richardsonii may have a terminal cluster 6 1/2inches across and 5 inches deep, with two dozen flowers
each 1 1/4 inches across. P. confertum differs in the great density of its inflorescence, and by connoisseurs in alpine plants may be regarded as a very fine species. Most of the yellow- flowered forms are disappointing. Polemoniums are of easy culture in any deep rich loamy soil. P. caeruleum and P. reptans do well in partly shaded places not too dry.
Polemoniums are easily raised from fall-sown seed. Also propagated by division. They are said to be impatient of soil on the leaves.
INDEX.
album, 4, 9. humile, 4. pulcherrimum 5
caeruleum, 9 lanatum, 4 pumilum 5
carneum, 7. mellitum 3 reptans 6
confertum, 2, 3. occidentale 9 Richardsonii 4
foliosissimum, 8. pauciflorum 1 Van-Bruntiae 9
grandiflorum, 9. pulchellum, 4 variegatum 9
himalayanum 9.
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==Cultivation==
{{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
===Propagation===
{{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
===Pests and diseases===
{{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
==Species==
<!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
==Gallery==
{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery -->
<gallery>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
[[Category:Categorize]]
<!-- in order to add all the proper categories, go to http://www.plants.am/wiki/Plant_Categories and copy/paste the contents of the page here, and then follow the easy instructions! -->
