lady's mantle - KPU Plant DB

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, orbicular, most 7-19cm wide, usually with 7-11 lobes, palmate venation, pubescent, margins heavily serrate, bases cordate and often overlapping petioles, 10-27cm long.

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 3: (-40 to -34 °C)

Exposure:

Full sun only if soil kept moist, 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 such as A. monticola which is native.)

Leaf Morphology:

Glossary

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:

n/a

Organ Modifications:

Fibrous-like roots, Rhizomes, Marginal hydathodes allowing for attractive morning guttation droplets

Propagation:

Seed, Division - below ground parts

Maintenance:

Medium

Other:

self seeds, can become invasive

Pest Susceptibility:

Crown rot, Slugs or snails (Deer resistant, 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

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