Looking for insight re whether my Jacob’s Ladder survived.
I planted 3 early last spring in a mostly shaded spot under a bird bath where they get a good amount of moisture, enjoyed prolific blooms all spring and really fell in love with the plant, some pics for interest.
By late summer though, I noticed the foliage started to go brown and they died all the way back by fall. I’ve read that they don’t typically go dormant in the summer like other early blooming ephemerals, so I’m afraid that they just didn’t survive the late summer heat/drought.
Does anyone else have experience with Jacob’s Ladder rebounding after dying all the way back?
In central VA, zone 7b for reference
by LegoGarden87
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https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/polemonium-reptans/ Seems like they might go dormant in drought conditions.
I had some in a pot on my porch that I thought was a goner since the foliage had all died off. So I removed it and put the root ball in the ground just for kicks. It’s sprouted up and been growing all winter
I’ve had Jacob’s Ladder the last 4 years in zone 7a; typically for me it does go dormant in summer when it gets dry. Sometimes it gets a little new growth in November/December since we’ve been having mild wet autumns, which for me usually lasts until a hard snow knocks it back. It’ll repeat that cycle occasionally if we have more warm periods in the winter. Doesn’t seem to stop it from coming back strong in the spring at all!