Dwarf LADY'S MANTLE Seeds (Alchemilla mollis) ornamental

Dwarf Lady's Mantle - Winter hardy to zone 4. Will self-seed freely. Once the foliage becomes untidy in late summer shear off and new foliage will appear.
Plant Description

From the Carpathian Mountains and the Balkans comes this attractive ground cover plant with grey or blue-green foliage with stems that often turn red in the sun. Sprays of tiny yellow flowers are borne in summer. Extraordinarily showy when massed, it provides excellent contrast to other brightly colored plants. Self sows. Winter hardy to zone 4. Grows particularly well with the Origami Series of columbine.

• ornamental foliage plant
• for the rock garden
• suitable for cutting
• Article Type: (pure seed)
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Family: Rosaceae

Special Features: Similar to ALCHEMILLA mollis but smaller and more compact.
Historical: Folklore suggests that dew drops collected on the leaves of Lady's Mantle might turn ordinary metal into gold.

• Basic Color: (yellow / gold)
• Flower Color: yellowish
• Natural Flowering Period: June - July
• Flowering: First year flowering
• Winter Hardiness Zones: Z3 - Z8
• Foliage: orbicular, shallowly lobed, toothed, smooth, green
• Growth Habit: groundcover / clumping / compact
• Height with Flowers: 40 cm
• Spacing between Plants: 30 cm
• Soil Requirements: moist / well-drained / average

Grown from Lady's Mantle seeds, this popular flower is perfect for the garden. With its olive colored, crimped velvety leaves which cup to capture the dew and rain and its frothy sprays of yellow clusters, it is certainly appealing to the eye. The Achemilla Mollis plant is bushy and makes an excellent border or edging plant. The Lady's Mantle flowers are excellent for cutting, and the yellow blooms work in nicely in flower arrangements
Sow Lady's Mantle seeds in the early spring indoors, 6 - 8 weeks before last frost. A cold treatment, placing the seeds in dampened sand or peat moss, and placing in the refrigerator for 3 - 4 weeks prior to sowing has been found beneficial to germination. After removing the flower seeds from the refrigerator, use starter trays and sterile potting mix. Press the flower seeds into the soil and cover no more than 1/8 inch. Transplant the Lady's Mantle seedlings outdoors after danger of frost has passed. The Alchemilla Mollis plant should be sheared back after blooming to rejuvenate the leaves to make the clump neat and tidy for the rest of the growing season. Lady's Mantle is an easy-care perennial grown from flower seeds that does well in sun or shade. It may be divided in spring or early fall. It will self-seed and drop its own flower seeds. If this is not desired, deadhead spent blooms.