Scientific Name:
Alchemilla mollis
Pronunciation:
al-kuh-MILL-uh MOLL-iss
Common Name:
lady's mantle
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial, Invasive plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, petioles 10-27cm long, blades round, most 7-19cm wide, palmate with 7-11 V-shaped lobes, pubescent, margins heavily serrate, bases cordate and often overlapping.
Habit:
Dense, Spreading
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Small garden/space, Summer interest, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. (Note: there are several similar looking species.)
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Lobed
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Green, pale green
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow
Shapes:
Orbicular
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Palmately lobed, Serrate, Undulate (wavy)
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Green-yellow
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots, Marginal hydathodes allowing for attractive morning guttation droplets
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Other:
self seeds, can become invasive
Pest Susceptibility:
Crown rot, Slugs or snails (Rabbit resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo : q.10+
- (GAZE) GAZebo East
- (GAZN) GAZebo North
- (GAZW) GAZebo West
- (ONW) Overpass North side West