Description:Jacob's-ladder, also known as Ysgol Jacob , is a perennial frequently recorded as a garden escape, but as a plant confined to Carboniferous Limestone areas.
Flowering between May and July, it can grow up to 75cm in length.
This example was found growing at Wetton in Staffordshire, by Eric Edees.
About this plant
This plant is now cared for by staff at Stoke-on-Trent Museums.