
Lady's Mantle
- Botanical Name
- Alchemilla mollis
- Hardiness
- Zones 4 to 7
- Height
- 8 to 10 inches (foliage), 18 inches (flowers)
- Width
- 24 inches
- Flowers
- Late spring to early summer: yellow-green or chartreuse
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, cool
- Planting & Care
- Provide afternoon shade in hot climates
- Deadhead to prevent self-seeding
- Problems
- Fungal problems in wet, humid areas; leaf scorch in full sun or dry soils
- Varieties
- Alchemilla alpina (Alpine Lady's Mantle) - silver edged leaves, 1/3 size of A. mollis, not as aggressively self-seeding, 6-12" tall and wide
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