Jacob's Ladder (2)

Subalpine Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. delicatum

Family: Phlox (Polemoniaceae)
AKA: Showy Jacob's Ladder, Beautiful Jacob's Ladder
Photo taken on: June 25, 2006
Location: Lily Lake Trail, GV, CO
Life Zones: Subalpine to alpine
Habitat: Moist woods

Grows to 10" high. The plants are weak and low-growing in the shade of spruce and fir. Leaves are like a ladder.

Leafy Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium foliosissimum

Family: Phlox (Polemoniaceae)
AKA: Showy Jacob's Ladder, Towering Jacob's Ladder
Photo taken on: July 1, 2006
Location: Beckwith Pass Trail. GV, CO
Life Zones: Montane to subalpine
Habitat: Open meadows

This is a stout branched plant which grows up to 3 feet in the open with ladder-like leaves.