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Alchemilla mollis (Lady's mantle)

Beginner
skill rating
1 hour care
per year
0.5m
Max height
0.5m
Max spread
2-5 years
To maturity

Plant details

Botanical name

Alchemilla mollis

Other names

Lady's mantle

Genus

Alchemilla Alchemilla

Species

A. mollis - A. mollis is a perennial with scalloped, bright green foliage and a haze of tiny, light-green or yellow flowers in summer.


Alchemilla mollis is: Deciduous

Habit

Clump-forming, Spreading

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

Flower

Yellow-green in Summer

Foliage

Green in Summer

How to care

Watch out for

Pests

Pest free

Diseases

Disease free

General care

Pruning

Once flowers and foliage become untidy in late summer, cut back to encourage new foliage. Unless you want the plant to seed itself freely, cut back the flowering stems before they seed.

Propagation methods

Division, Seed

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Where to grow

Alchemilla mollis (Lady's mantle) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Gravel, Underplanting, Wildflower

Cultivation

Will tolerate any moist soil in sun or partial shade.

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Aspect

North, South, East, West

Exposure

Exposed, Sheltered

Hardiness

Hardy (H4)

Companion plants

Agapanthus 'Bressingham Blue'
Agapanthus 'Bressingham Blue' (African lily 'Bressingham Blue')
Agapanthus 'Loch Hope'
Agapanthus 'Loch Hope' (African lily 'Loch Hope')
Agapanthus 'Purple Cloud'
Agapanthus 'Purple Cloud' (African lily 'Purple Cloud')
Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer'
Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer' (Japanese spirea 'Anthony Waterer')
Allium 'Globemaster'
Allium 'Globemaster' (Allium 'Globemaster')
Melissa officinalis
Melissa officinalis (Lemon balm)
Crambe cordifolia
Crambe cordifolia (Greater sea kale)
Allium cristophii
Allium cristophii (Star of persia)

Botanical name

Alchemilla mollis

Other names

Lady's mantle

Genus

Alchemilla Alchemilla

Species

A. mollis - A. mollis is a perennial with scalloped, bright green foliage and a haze of tiny, light-green or yellow flowers in summer.

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Clump-forming, Spreading

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

Colour

Flower

Yellow-green in Summer

Foliage

Green in Summer

How to care

Watch out for

Pests

Pest free

Diseases

Disease free

General care

Pruning

Once flowers and foliage become untidy in late summer, cut back to encourage new foliage. Unless you want the plant to seed itself freely, cut back the flowering stems before they seed.

Propagation methods

Division, Seed

Monthly care advice

Where to grow

Alchemilla mollis (Lady's mantle) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Gravel, Underplanting, Wildflower

Cultivation

Will tolerate any moist soil in sun or partial shade.

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Aspect

North, South, East, West

Exposure

Exposed, Sheltered

Hardiness

Hardy (H4)

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Alchemilla mollis July 14

(06/06/2011)

Lady's Mantle

Lady's mantle

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Captured just after a rain shower (11/05/2011)

Plant in full bloom in June, picture taken in Belgium. (16/01/2012)

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COMPANION PLANTS

Agapanthus 'Bressingham Blue'
Agapanthus 'Bressingham Blue' (African lily 'Bressingham Blue')
Agapanthus 'Loch Hope'
Agapanthus 'Loch Hope' (African lily 'Loch Hope')
Agapanthus 'Purple Cloud'
Agapanthus 'Purple Cloud' (African lily 'Purple Cloud')
Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer'
Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer' (Japanese spirea 'Anthony Waterer')
Allium 'Globemaster'
Allium 'Globemaster' (Allium 'Globemaster')
Melissa officinalis
Melissa officinalis (Lemon balm)
Crambe cordifolia
Crambe cordifolia (Greater sea kale)
Allium cristophii
Allium cristophii (Star of persia)

DISCUSS THIS PLANT

This plant is featured at Chelsea Flower Show 2009

Alchemilla mollis has been used in The HESCO Garden by Leeds City Council for Chelsea Flower Show 2009. read more

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