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Jacob's-ladder Jacob's-ladder
Polemonium caeruleum
Height up to 80cm

Upright perennial of rocky slopes and open woods on limestone. Locally native to N England but naturalised elsewhere. Pinnate leaves divided into 6­12 pairs of narrow leaflets. Bluish purple flowers, 20­30mm across, in spikes, June­August.
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