Alchemilla

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Alchemilla

Alchemillas tend to seed around in the garden which makes them good groundcovers.

Deadhead to prevent seed formation.

Alchemilla alpina -

Alpine Lady's Mantle

Bright Green, Glossy Foliage

Mat forming perennial groundcover 5” x 20” with bright green deeply lobed leaves and loose cymes of yellow-green flowers June thru Aug. Grow in full to part sun in moist, humus-rich soil. Use is rock gardens, Japanese gardens, front of borders. Native to the mountains of Europe. Hardy to -40 degrees F. Rosaceae

Alchemilla erythropoda -

Red-Stem Lady's Mantle

Red-Stem Lady's Mantle ©

Alchemilla erythropoda, Lady's Mantle ©

Attractive blue-green leaves

with reddish stems

Clump forming groundcover with blue-green lobed leaves and loose cymes of yellow-green flowers in spring and summer. It is smaller and less invasive than A mollis. 10" high by 8" wide. Grow in full to part sun in moist, humus-rich soil. Use in rock gardens, woodland gardens, and borders. Native to the mountains of Eastern and Southern Europe. Hardy to -30 degrees F. Rosaceae

Alchemilla saxatilis (syn Alchemilla alpina ssp saxatilis)

Dwarf Lady's Mantle

Very similar to Alchemilla alpina with perhaps a bit looser form and a minor difference in the leaf (not as deeply parted). It is a mat forming perennial groundcover 7” x 20” with bright green palmate leaves and loose cymes of greenish flowers June thru Aug. Grow in full to part sun in moist, humus-rich soil. Said to be easier to grow than A. alpina, although we can grow both easily here in our Pacific Northwest garden. Continental Western Europe south into Spain. Hardy to -30 degrees F. Rosaceae

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