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Alchemilla (any variety) (Lady's mantle (any variety))
1 hour care
per year
per year
0.6m
Max height
Max height
0.75m
Max spread
Max spread
2-5 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Alchemilla (any variety)
Other names
Lady's mantle (any variety)
Genus
Alchemilla Alchemilla
Variety or Cultivar
Alchemilla (any variety) _ If you don't know the variety name of your Alchemilla (Lady's mantle), you can add this plant to your lists to get care advice.
Alchemilla (any variety) are vigorous, clump- or mound-forming, herbaceous perennials with rounded, scalloped or shallowly lobed, toothed, softly hairy, grey-green leaves and loose cymes of tiny yellow-green flowers from early summer to early autumn.
Alchemilla (any variety) is: Deciduous
Habit
Clump-forming, Cushion or Mound Forming
Flower
Yellow-green in Summer; Yellow-green in Autumn
Foliage
Grey-green in Autumn
How to care
Watch out for
Pests
Pest free
Diseases
Disease free
General care
Pruning
Cut back in late summer once foliage and spent flowers become untidy. To prevent self-seeding, cut back the flowering stems before they seed.
Propagation methods
Division, Seed
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Where to grow
Alchemilla (any variety) (Lady's mantle (any variety)) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.75m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses
Banks and Slopes, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Gravel, Underplanting, Wildflower
Cultivation
Tolerates most moist, well-drained, organically-rich soil in sun or partial shade. Needs partial shade in hot, dry conditions. A. mollis cultivars tolerates full shade. Tends to self-seed easily.
Soil type
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
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Botanical name
Alchemilla (any variety)
Other names
Lady's mantle (any variety)
Genus
Alchemilla Alchemilla
Variety or Cultivar
Alchemilla (any variety) _ If you don't know the variety name of your Alchemilla (Lady's mantle), you can add this plant to your lists to get care advice.
Alchemilla (any variety) are vigorous, clump- or mound-forming, herbaceous perennials with rounded, scalloped or shallowly lobed, toothed, softly hairy, grey-green leaves and loose cymes of tiny yellow-green flowers from early summer to early autumn.
Native to
Garden origin
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Clump-forming, Cushion or Mound Forming
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Colour
Flower
Yellow-green in Summer; Yellow-green in Autumn
Foliage
Grey-green in Autumn
How to care
Watch out for
Pests
Pest free
Diseases
Disease free
General care
Pruning
Cut back in late summer once foliage and spent flowers become untidy. To prevent self-seeding, cut back the flowering stems before they seed.
Propagation methods
Division, Seed
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Where to grow
Alchemilla (any variety) (Lady's mantle (any variety)) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.75m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses
Banks and Slopes, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Gravel, Underplanting, Wildflower
Cultivation
Tolerates most moist, well-drained, organically-rich soil in sun or partial shade. Needs partial shade in hot, dry conditions. A. mollis cultivars tolerates full shade. Tends to self-seed easily.
Soil type
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
USDA zones
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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| Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
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