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Rosaceae
Alchemilla vulgaris
Alchemilla vulgaris
Also known as Alchemilla acutiloba f. adpressepilosa, Alchemilla vulgaris var. acutiloba, Alchemilla pontica, Alchemilla vulgaris var. acutangula
Native Plants · Ladys Mantle · Ground Cover · Shade Perennial · Cottage Garden · Medicinal Herb · Rosaceae · Border Plant · European Wildflower · Dew Drops · Low Maintenance
Lady's mantle thrives in partially shaded garden borders with consistently moist, well-drained soil. It is a tough, low-maintenance perennial that tolerates a range of conditions and self-seeds readily. Cut back after flowering to encourage a fresh flush of its distinctive pleated, dew-catching foliage.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days during dry spells
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -35°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 3b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North European Russi
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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