Lady’s-Mantle
Alchemilla species. ROSACEAE.
Planting and Growing Lady’s Mantle
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow lady’s mantle in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of lady’s mantle
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for lady’s mantle
- Season of bloom and planting time for lady’s mantle
- When, how deep, and where to plant lady’s mantle
- How to plant lady’s mantle
- Watering, fertilizing, care and pests or diseases of lady’s mantle
- Landscape and container uses of lady’s mantle
- Comments about lady’s mantle and its features
Growing Lady’s Mantle
Nearly 200 species of mostly low, spreading, deciduous annual or perennial herbs, 6–24 in. (15–60 cm) tall, with runnerlike stolons. Soft-textured, light green, sometimes silver-fringed, round or heart-shaped, deeply lobed leaves, 2–5 in. (50–125 mm) wide.
The most commonly cultivated species is Alchemilla mollis.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Many tiny, green, yellow flowers, in terminal branching clusters, to 2–3 in. (50–75 mm) wide, in summer.
Best Climates
Hardy. Zones 3–9. Best in cool climates.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained loam. Fertility: Average. 6.0–7.0 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring in full to filtered sun, 12–18 in. (30–45 cm) apart, depending on species.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep evenly moist. Fertilize monthly during growth. Protect from heat. Propagate by division, runners, seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for accents, edgings, foregrounds, ground covers in shade, woodland gardens. Good for cutting. Pest and disease resistant