Flowering Plants

Lady’s Mantle

Alchemilla mollis

Lady's mantle is a garden's gentle confidante—soft, pleated leaves that hold raindrops like mercury, paired with frothy chartreuse flowers that lighten every combination. Indispensable.

Light

Partial Shade

Full Sun

Water

Average

Moist

Height

Low

Foliage

Deciduous

Border

Front

Container

Filler

Spiller

How to Use

Allow it to billow along path edges or soften the base of roses and shrubs. Cut back after flowering for fresh foliage.

Pairs Well With

Apricot Foxglove

Frothy alchemilla at foxglove feet in cottage borders

Astrantia Star of Billion

Soft-coloured perennials for partial shade borders

Catmint

Classic cottage border duo with contrasting chartreuse and purple

Iceberg

Chartreuse alchemilla flowers glow beneath white roses

Rozanne

Ground-covering perennials that weave together beautifully

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