I like Jacob's ladder plant most for its foliage. I like to juxtapose it with plants whose leaves have a coarser texture, to achieve contrast. It also doesn't hurt that the most common types of Jacob's ladder have blue flowers, blue being a highly valued color amongst gardeners.
The common name derives from the appearance of Jacob's ladder's leaves: They are compound, composed of numerous opposite, small, narrow leaflets -- like the rungs on a ladder. But "ladder plant" was, presumably, dismissed in favor of a more colorful name. Instead, the most famous ladder in literature was evoked: Jacob's ladder, a vision Jacob saw in a dream as related in Genesis 12-19: "And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven...."
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Storage of Canna Bulbs. My wife and I live in N.E. Pa. winters are rough at times , with temps dipping well below freezing. Our method is easier and seems to work well with almost zero bulb loss. We pull the plants after the first frost, we then hose down the bulbs to remove as much dirt as possible. Now let them dry completely a day or so outside, if frost is possible we cover them with a blanket. After they have dried we place them in an open wicker basket or plastic tote and store them in a part of our garage that is dark and never freeze’s. It works for us. Roy