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Alchemilla alpina (Alpine lady's mantle)

Other names: Mountain lady's mantle

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Species
A. alpina is a mat-forming, deciduous perennial with rounded to kidney-shaped, deeply lobed, dark green leaves divided into seven, lance-shaped leaflets, hairy and silvery-grey beneath, and loose clusters of tiny, yellow-green flowers in summer.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.15 m 0.3 m 2-5 years
0 ft 0 ft 2-5 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
  • North
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow in moist, humus-rich soil in full sun or partial shade. Needs partial shade in areas with hot, dry summers. Will self-seed in ideal growing conditions.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Gravel, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Underplanting, Wildflower

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7

Sunset zone

1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Mat-forming

Native to

Europe, Greenland

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Cut back in late summer once foliage and spent flowers become untidy. To prevent self-seeding, cut back the flowering stems before they seed.

Propagation methods

Seed, Division

Pests

Pest free

Diseases

Disease free

Divide and replant clumps in autumn or early spring

Deadhead perennials before they seed (optional)

Cut back after flowering in early autumn (optional)

Let self-seed if desired

Plant in fertile, moisture retentive soil

Plant in full sun or partial shade (autumn or spring)

Sow seeds in a cold frame in spring

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