Lady's Mantle

Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla mollis) is one of the cottage garden’s most beloved perennials — valued as much for its scalloped, velvety leaves that hold morning dew in perfect silver droplets as for its frothy sprays of chartreuse-yellow flowers in late spring. It’s a reliable edging plant, ground cover, and cut-flower filler that performs beautifully in part shade.

• Standard Lady’s Mantle — Alchemilla mollis, perennial ground cover, 12–18″ height, spreads to form soft mounds
• Dwarf Lady’s Mantle — compact form, ideal for rock gardens, container edges, and tight border fronts
• Bloom — frothy chartreuse flowers, late spring to early summer; excellent as cut flower filler
• Growing conditions — part shade to full sun; moist, well-drained soil; zones 3–8; self-seeds freely
• Use — cottage border edging, ground cover, rock garden, cut flower arrangements