Alpine Lady's Mantle

A delightful miniature relative of the common garden Lady's Mantle, Alchemilla alpina is a UK native found in the mountains of Scotland and Northern England. It forms low, mounding clumps of beautiful, deeply lobed leaves. Each leaf is divided into several leaflets that are dark green on top with a stunning, silky-silver underside and edge, creating a distinct silver border. In mid-summer, it produces inconspicuous but attractive sprays of tiny, lime-green flowers. However, it is primarily grown for its foliage, which has a wonderful ability to catch and hold droplets of water like liquid diamonds. It is an incredibly tough, hardy, and adaptable plant that thrives in almost any well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. It is much better behaved than Alchemilla mollis, as it does not self-seed as aggressively. It is ideal for the edge of a path, a rockery, or a trough.

Sun: Full sun to partial shade.

Soil: Any well-drained soil.

Hardiness: H7 — below −20°C.

Flowering: Jun, Jul, Aug.