Auslese Lady's Mantle
Alchemilla mollis 'Auslese'
A desirable restrained form of the species. Gray-green scalloped foliage forms a groundcover when planted in mass. Plant as a low border or cascading from containers. Flowers and foliage are good for cutting.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | al-kem-ILL-uh MAW-liss |
| Key feature: | Shade Loving |
| Plant types: | Groundcover, Perennial |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Full to partial shade |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 9, 14 - 24, 31 - 43 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Tufted mounds 12 in. tall, 12 to 18 in. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Spreading |
| Special features: | Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Green |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Gray-green |
| Item no.: | 0201 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Great plant for dry shade. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years after flowering in spring. Pruning time: summer.
Design Ideas
Plant generously in the beds and borders of your English cottage garden. Auslese is a more tidy, well behaved cultivar prized for its bright lime green flower sprays. Use as a groundcover, cascading over the top of containers, and in cut flower displays all summer long. This versatile perennial is wonderful planted in mass within a naturalistic setting, offering unique textural variations to wild garden compositions. Ideal for edging water gardens, stone ledges, walkways and paths.
A desirable restrained form of the species. Gray-green scalloped foliage forms a groundcover when planted in mass. Plant as a low border or cascading from containers. Flowers and foliage are good for cutting.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Great plant for dry shade. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years after flowering in spring. Pruning time: summer.
Design Ideas
Plant generously in the beds and borders of your English cottage garden. Auslese is a more tidy, well behaved cultivar prized for its bright lime green flower sprays. Use as a groundcover, cascading over the top of containers, and in cut flower displays all summer long. This versatile perennial is wonderful planted in mass within a naturalistic setting, offering unique textural variations to wild garden compositions. Ideal for edging water gardens, stone ledges, walkways and paths.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | al-kem-ILL-uh MAW-liss |
| Key feature: | Shade Loving |
| Plant types: | Groundcover, Perennial |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Full to partial shade |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 9, 14 - 24, 31 - 43 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Tufted mounds 12 in. tall, 12 to 18 in. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Spreading |
| Special features: | Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Green |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Gray-green |
| Item no.: | 0201 |
