Botanical Name: Alchemilla mollis
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Common Name: Lady's Mantle  
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Replace turf with groundcovers, trees, and shrubs. If you have areas where no one uses the grass, patches that do not grow well, or a turf area too small to water without runoff, consider replacing the turf with water-efficient landscaping.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Ground cover, Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Green, Yellow

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green, Yellow Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Linda Engstrom

  • Description

  • Notes

Lady's mantle may have the most charming foliage of any garden perennial, with its rounded to gently lobed, densely haired, chartreuse foliage, and its radial pleats and crimped edges. The leave's pleats, crimps, and hairs work together to hold little droplets of water that look jewel-like with just a little light. And as if that isn't enough, soft, frothy, yellow-green flowers hover above the plant from early summer through autumn. Ideal for dry shade areas; will need a little more water if planted in full sun. Lovely cut flower. Grows 1 to 1-1/2 feet tall and 2 feet wide.