Lady's mantle
Alchemilla mollis
Pleated leaves that catch rain in beads, under a froth of lime-green flower — it seeds itself into every gap you leave open.
Light Sun or partial shade; it adapts to almost anything.
Water Prefers moist soil, though it takes drought once settled.
Height 45 cm
Spread 19.7 in
Spacing 50 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 19.7 in
- In-row spacing
- 19.7 in
- Between rows
- 2 ft 1 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Flower · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Sun or partial shade; it adapts to almost anything.
- Watering
- Prefers moist soil, though it takes drought once settled.
- Feeding
- Rarely needs feeding; a compost mulch where the soil is thin.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- June
- Pruning
- Cut it back hard once the July flowers are over.
Through the year
- Mar–Jun Spring Growth
- Jun–Sep Flowering
- Sep–Oct Growing
- Oct–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Mar Leaf Fall
Companions
Roses, Geraniums, Lavender, Hostas
Pests & problems
- Generally trouble-free No notable pest or disease problems when grown in the right conditions — one of the easy ones.
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