Alchemilla mollis
"Lady's mantle"
Orders placed until 29 February 2025
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Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
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Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
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Description
Alchemilla mollis is the most frequently-seen alchemilla, and for good reason. It is a charming plant with a frothy haze of lime-green flowers in late-spring and summer. These are accompanied by neatly scalloped apple-green, fan-shaped leaves, which last all season long. Garden designers regularly recommend this plant, more commonly known as Lady's Mantle, partly as it is so easily grown and maintained.
Sadly, amateur gardeners often overlook it, in the belief that they need to search of something innovative or exciting; actually, they are missing out on a delightful, subtle, unpretentious plant which is extremely useful all around the garden. No garden should be without it!
Alchemilla mollis sits beautifully with stronger coloured plants. Grow it as ground cover in full sun or shade; it goes well beneath roses. If allowed to self-seed into gravel or cracks between paving, the resulting seedlings are very drought-tolerant. The Royal Horticultural Society has given it its prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Key features
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Good for cutting
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Comes back every year
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Loved by pollinators
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Great for shade
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In peat-free compost
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Low maintenance
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RHS Award (AGM)
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Alchemilla mollis
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Flower colour
Green
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Plant size
1
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Established height
20-30cm
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Established spread
20-30cm
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Plant spacing
12 plants per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
Clump-forming -
Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1-2 years
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade
Full shade
Dappled shade -
Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Borders
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
Damp -
Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Clay
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
RHS Award (AGM)
Yes
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Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
No
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Mouse resistant
Yes
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Rabbit resistant
Yes
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Deer resistant
Yes
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Soak the Alchemilla mollis roots in water for 3-6 hours prior to planting
Plant your "Lady's mantle" bare roots into temporary pots with a multipurpose compost in spring and grow-on in a sheltered spot outdoors
Choose a pot which comfortably fits the bare roots. Some have a noticeable crown which should be just below the soil surface with any top growth exposed. Some varieties are a length of root which should be planted lengthways and shallowly (1-2cm deep).
Plant out into borders or permanent containers in late spring or early summer once in full growth. Choose a position in sun or shade depending on the variety.
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Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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