noun
- a plant of the phlox family with blue, purple, or white bell-shaped flowers, commonly known as Jacob’s ladder
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The polemonium bloomed beautifully in the shaded corner of the garden.
- She planted polemonium along the woodland path for its delicate blue flowers.
- The botanical garden featured several varieties of polemonium in their native plant section.
- Polemonium is often called Jacob’s ladder because of its ladder-like leaf arrangement.
- The purple polemonium attracted butterflies and bees to the flower bed.
- Wild polemonium can be found growing in moist, mountainous regions.