Polemonium caeruleum
Common name
Jacob’s ladder
Family
Polemoniaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Blue, Violet/Purple
Year naturalised
1988
Origin
Temperate N. Hemisphere
Etymology
caeruleum: From the Latin caeruleus ‘sky blue’