Scientific name: Alchemilla mollis
Synonym: Alchemilla grandiflora hort.
Family: ROSACEAE
Common names: “Lady’s mantle”
Plant Type: Evergreen perennial in Victoria
Conditions:
Zone: 3-8
Light: Full sun – light shade
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Average soil
Moisture: Even moisture, can be drought tolerant
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 12-24″ W 18-30″ , clump forming
Leaf and Stem shape: Clump of softly hairy, light green leaves with scalloped and toothed edges
Flower: Small, bright yellow flowers are borne in large sprays just above the foliage
Maintenance: Medium, cut out leaves to ground anytime they look ratty, can cut out flower heads before seeds mature to prevent seedlings
Landscape use: Flower borders, foliage plant, shrub underplanting, gravel garden, edging
Propagate: By seed and division
Pests & Disease: None
*Deer and rabbit resistant
Comments: ~AGM winner, “indestructible”
Cultivars: A. alpina -dwarf species, tends to seed about less
