With a compact and somewhat mounded habit, this unique cultivar of the North American Jacob’s Ladder is neat, tidy and magnificently colorful. Its pinnate (feather-shaped) compound leaves are colored bright yellow with olive-green centers and during late spring and summer are topped with fragrant, bluish-purple, cheerful looking flowers. `Golden Feathers’ is an excellent choice for lining shady pathways and sidewalks, as well as in containers where it can be seen up close. It requires minimal care, is typically blemish free and is usually unbothered by deer and rabbits.
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Details
Hardiness Zone:
5
Blossom Color:
Violet to Purple
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
12"
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
12" to 14"
We sell this plant in these containers:
#1 Pot
Special Characteristics
Cuttings
Seasonal Effect
Moderate Area
Bees
Small Area
Deer Resistant
Features
Colorful feather-shaped leaves are bright yellow with olive-green centers, plants are topped with fragrant, bluish-purple flowers in late spring and summer.
Landscape Value
An excellent choice for lining shady pathways and sidewalks, can also be used int containers where it can be admired up close.
Care
Watering:
`Golden Feathers' Jacob's Ladder is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
`Golden Feathers' Jacob's Ladder is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
`Golden Feathers' Jacob's Ladder should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.
