Polemonium Flower Seeds

Polemonium Flower Seeds are a popular perennial, also known as Jacob’s Ladder. Native to Northern California, Northern and Central Europe and Northern Asia, in hotter climates, it will require shade and may quit blooming completely in temperatures above 90°F, often looking quite dead, but perking up and blooming again when the temperatures cool towards fall. Named for its antique-ladder-like leaflets, the foliage is somewhat fern-like, atop which wonderfully delicate-looking stems hold flowers bobbing and swaying in light breezes.


Polemonium, pronounced poe-lih-MOE-nee-um, is normally found in shades of lavender blue, pink, yellow and white, with sometimes variegated foliage. The blossoms are unique in their structure, having conspicuous and quite showy stamens atop stems so slender as to allow the flowers to nod in the slightest breeze.  Their delicate appearance aside, Jacob’s Ladder is actually quite hardy and adaptable, its nemesis being too much water. Good drainage is a must-have! As with any flowering perennial, good nutrition is a must. We suggest Jungle Flora or Espoma Flower-tone®, both of which are approved for organic gardening and are safe for your family, pets, livestock and water habitats, as well as being specially formulated for blooming plants. We have had reports that bellflowers can be sensitive to chemical fertilizers, so you may want to use those with caution.  


Each order of our fresh Polemonium seeds is filled by hand, put into a resealable plastic bag and then placed into a labeled seed packet. It is our goal to provide our customers the best in freshness and quality.

Show product details for Caeruleum Polemonium Flower Seeds

Caeruleum Polemonium Flower Seeds

Price $2.68

Our ‘Caeruleum’ Polemonium Flower seed is a North American native with deep lavender blue, and occasionally white, blossoms, normally appearing in the spring and depending upon their location in your garden, blooming again in late summer or early fall if deadheaded. Also called Greek Valerian, these showy plants will attract butterflies in droves and are an exceptional addition to the Cottage or Woodland Garden, or for naturalizing your landscape. Approximately 100 seeds per each hand-filled packet.

Show product details for Heavenly Habit Polemonium Flower Seeds

Heavenly Habit Polemonium Flower Seeds

Price $3.48

Our ‘Heavenly Habit’ Polemonium Flower seed is not native to North America, but thrives here and combines fantastic periwinkle blue color with amazing fragrance, a rare combination. Add the purple-rimmed yellow halo and the long, showy, white stamens with orange anthers on larger-than-average blossoms for this species and you have wonderful texture and breathtaking color! And they smell heavenly! Approximately 50 seeds per each hand-filled packet.