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    Polemonium carneum 'Apricot Delight'

    Also Known As

    • Polemonium 'Apricot Delight'
    • Polemonium x 'Apricot Delight'
    • Apricot Delight Jacob's Ladder

    Plant type

    perennial

    size

    • H: 18"-24"
    • W: 15"-18"

    planting zones

    • 4a-9b

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    Polemonium carneum 'Apricot Delight' plant details

    Polemonium carneum 'Apricot Delight' is a broadleaf deciduous or semi-evergreen perennial with green foliage. In spring and summer apricot, lavender and pink flowers emerge. Attracts bees and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, clay, rich and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Polemonium carneum 'Apricot Delight'

    Plant type: perennial
    Plant family: polemoniaceae
    Foliage: deciduous or semi-evergreen green
    Mature size: 15 IN - 18 IN - wide, 18 IN - 24 IN - tall
    Flowers: apricot, lavender and pink blooms in spring and summer
    Uses: container plant, cottage garden, easy-to-grow, woodland garden

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Polemonium carneum 'Apricot Delight'

    USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture - low
    Resistant to: deer
    Soil needs: average, clay, rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Polemonium 'Apricot Delight' is a gorgeous little Jacob’s ladder with innocent saucer-shaped palest apricot-pink flowers beginning in early summer. Blooms for an extended time from a mound of green foliage. Sun to part-shade.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Stalks of soft-pink (apricot?) flowers top an 18-24" mound of attractive ferny foliage over most of the summer; serene beauty for border or shade garden. S-PSh/M

    By: Forestfarm

    A perennial mound of lush, arching, ferny foliage about 18” tall, topped with softest apricot flowers, fading to pink, late spring to early summer. Sun to part shade, regular moisture, average soil; at home in the border, the woodland or in a pot. Seeds about so you’ll probably have more!

    By: Secret Garden Growers

    Gardening facts about Polemonium carneum 'Apricot Delight' plant

    How to Grow Polemonium carneum 'Apricot Delight'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • clay
      • adaptable
      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • pink
      • apricot
      • lavender

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • hummingbirds
      • deer resistant

    • Flower Season

      • summer
      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous
      • semi-evergreen

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    aka Polemonium x 'Heaven Scent', Heaven Scent Jacob's Ladder, Heaven Scent Jacobs Ladder

    Plant Type

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    Zones

    3a-7b

    Size

    Height: 18"-24"

    Width: 1'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - drought tolerant
    Photo of Polemonium 'Heaven Scent' PP20214 flower by Confessions of a Plant Geek
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    Polemonium reptans 'Touch of Class'

    aka Touch of Class Creeping Jacob's Ladder, Touch of Class Jacob's Ladder

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    3a-9b

    Size

    Height: 10"-16"

    Width: 16"-18"

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Polemonium reptans 'Touch of Class' foliage by Kristine Paulus
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    Polemonium caeruleum 'Snow and Sapphires' PP13441

    aka Snow and Sapphires Variegated Jacob's ladder

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    3a-9b

    Size

    Height: 19"

    Width: 16"

    • mostly sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture
    Photo of Polemonium caeruleum 'Snow and Sapphires' PP13441 flower by Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
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    Polemonium carneum

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    4a-10b

    Size

    Height: 15"-18"

    Width: 18"

    • sun - shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Polemonium carneum flower by Annie's Annuals & Perennials
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    Polemonium caeruleum f. hidakanum 'Purple Rain'

    aka Polemonium yezoense 'Purple Rain Strain', Polemonium yezoense 'Purple Rain', Polemonium yezoense var. hidakanum 'Purple Rain', Purple Rain Strain Jacob's Ladder

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    3a-8b

    Size

    Height: 12"-24"

    Width: 12"-18"

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Polemonium caeruleum f. hidakanum 'Purple Rain' foliage by Little Prince of Oregon
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