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Genus Alchemilla (Lady's mantle)

Alchemilla Alchemilla mollis Photo/Illustration: Steve Aitken
al-kem-ILL-ah Common Name: Lady's mantle
Plants in this genus have shallow, palmately lobed or kidney-shaped leaves, often with silky hairs on their undersides. They produce many-branched cymes of dainty yellow-green flowers that are long lasting and good for cutting.
 Noteworthy characteristics: Valued for their attractive foliage and frothy flower displays.
 Care: Grow in moist soil in sun to part shade. Cut back A. mollis after flowering to control self-seeding and to encourage a second bloom.
 Propagation: Sow seed in containers in spring. Divide in early spring or autumn.
 Problems: Slugs and snails may damage foliage.

Species, varieties and cultivars for genus Alchemilla

Alchemilla alpina Alchemilla alpina
(Alpine lady's mantle) (2 user reviews)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

About a third the size of the more well known A. mollis, A. alpina has delicate leaves edged in brilliant silver.
Alchemilla mollis Alchemilla mollis
(Lady's mantle) (2 user reviews)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This plant has lobed, densely hairy, chartreuse foliage that is crimped at the edges. Soft, frothy, yellow-green foliage hovers above the plant from early summer through autumn.