Alchemilla mollis

lady’s mantle

Alchemilla mollis, the garden lady’s-mantle or lady’s-mantle, is an herbaceous perennial plant native to southern Europe and grown throughout the world as an ornamental garden plant. Mar 17 2019

Alchemelias repel slugs and snails.

20190623_130221.jpg Alchemilla mollis in flower

Classification

• Common Names: lady’s mantle

• Family: Rosaceae

• Variety: Mollis

Propagation Notes

• Plant Type: Perennial

• Propagation:

• Hardiness: Hardy H5-H1 (<-10)

• Flowering Season:

full sun or partial shade deadhead regularly flowers need staking

divide early spring or autumn self seed freely

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2023-06-04: Alchemelia mollis did not germinate. No success in getting these seeds growing - try again next year

2023-03-17: sow seed from Thomas Morgan in pods indoors. Could take up to 4 months the germinate.

2022-05-15: The alchemilla is flowering all over but I have none of these plants in my Down end garden. the plant bought in and planted in 2019 did not make it through the next season.

2019-06-01: Got a plant from the jumble sale and planted it out under the trees amongst the stinking helleborus.

2004-06-15: The alchemilla is looking really good.

lady’s mantle dwarf

hardy perennial. Seed. 30cm. Flower heads and stems turn a beautiful orange read during autumn. Attractive and unusual.

• Common Names: lady’s mantle dwarf

• Family: Rosareae

• Variety: erythropoda

• Plant Type: Perennial

• Propagation:

• Hardiness:

• Flowering Season:

alchemilla mollis.JPG: 2001-09-04 lady’s mantle

Epson_0640_1.png: 2020-12-26 Alchemilla mollis seed packet

full sun or partial shade deadhead regularly flowers need staking

divide early spring or autumn self seed freely