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Thriller Lady's Mantle

Alchemilla mollis 'Thriller'

Sku #0067

Vivid golden yellow flowers held on stems in open, airy sprays above the scalloped, shiny, gray-green leaves. Its creeping habit and form is valuable for edging a border or along flagstone paths. Charming in troughs or pots. Perfect for cottage gardens. Cut flowers are lovely in dried floral arrangements. An herbaceous perennial.

  • Light Needs
    Partial to full sun

    Light Needs

  • Water Needs
    Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil - weekly, or more often.
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Overview
Light Needs:
Partial to full sun
Watering Needs:
Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil - weekly, or more often.
Landscape Size:
Foliage reaches 1 to 2 ft. tall and wide; flowers rise above foliage.
Key Feature:
Cottage Garden Border
Blooms:
Summer
Landscape Uses:
Border, Cutting Garden, Edging, Ground Cover, Mass Planting, Woodland Garden
Detail
Botanical Pronunciation:al-kem-ILL-uh MAW-liss
Plant type:Groundcover, Perennial
Deciduous/evergreen:Herbaceous
Sunset climate zones:1 - 9, 14 - 24, 31 - 43
Growth habit:Spreading
Growth rate:Fast
Average landscape size:Foliage reaches 1 to 2 ft. tall and wide; flowers rise above foliage.
Special features:Fast Growing
Foliage color:Gray-green
Blooms:Summer
Flower color:Yellow
Flower attributesFlowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers
Garden styleCottage
Design IdeasLady's mantle is a traditional component of the English perennial border. It also does well popping out between large flagstones or in crannies along the base of old walls. These plants are wonderful in masses within a naturalistic setting offering unique textural variations to wild garden compositions. Ideal for water garden edges and nooks and crannies of moist waterfalls and pools. Makes a casual edging for walks and path and is also charming in red clay pots.
Companion PlantsBarberry (Berberis); Astilbe (Astilbe); Aster (Aster); Phlox (Phlox); Masterwort (Astrantia)
Care
Care Information
Thrives in lightly acidic, moist, well-drained soils. Shelter from harsh afternoon sun in hot summer regions. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, maintain evenly moist soil. Remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Deadhead spent blooms promptly to minimize reseeding.
Light Needs:
<strong>Partial Sun / Partial Shade</strong>: These two terms are often used interchangeably to mean 3-6 (or 4-6) hours of sunlight each day. However, there is a difference. <strong>Partial shade</strong> typically means the plants will appreciate a more gentle exposure such as the weaker morning or early afternoon sun, with the emphasis on providing the minimum needed shade and sheltering from intense late afternoon sun. <strong>Partial sun</strong> typically means the plants <u>need</u> some direct sun, so the emphasis is on meeting the required minimum hours of sunlight, with filtered sunlight or shade the balance of the day. Both are best with shelter from the harshest late afternoon sun. This shade could be provided by a structure, a wall, larger plants or tree(s).
Partial to full sun
Watering Needs:
Water needs: Moderate
Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil - weekly, or more often.
History & Lore
History:
The genus contains about 200 species all native to the north temperate zone. This species is native to northern Europe and is well known in English gardens where it thrives in cooler temperatures and rainfall. Its common name refers to the leaves which resemble cloaks worn by medieval women, or that of the Virgin Mary. It's alchemical connections kept lady's mantle in the folk healer's pharmacopoeia as a remedy for a wide variety of ailments from bleeding to dysentery. It's medicinal value is connected to tannin concentrations in the plant
Lore:
Alchemilla was so named because its natural silvered leaf was thought to influence metals in the ancient art of alchemy.
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