Polemonium foliosissimum


Polemonium foliosissimum, the towering Jacob's-ladder, is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family Polemoniaceae, native to the western United States; Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. As its synonym Polemonium archibaldiae it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:
  • Polemonium foliosissimum var. alpinum Brand - Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
  • Polemonium foliosissimum var. foliosissimum - Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah