Digging Dog Nursery perennials

Alchemilla mollis
‘Auslese’
at Digging Dog

Alchemilla

Lady’s Mantle

You might not transmute gold with Alchemilla, but foamy clusters of tiny, starlike flowers in brilliant chartreuse will materialize above beautifully scalloped, slightly toothed foliage. A contrast of forms, Alchemilla was used to collect dewdrops in the medieval preparation of the Philosopher’s Stone. We find the way moisture collects and moves like mercury on the pale green leaves always magical. Whether fresh or dried, the flowers are a favored addition to any bouquet.

Alchemilla mollis ‘Auslese’ full sun  partial shade

Profuse sprays of yellow-green frothy flowers adorn a mound of lush gray-green foliage, much larger than our other Alchemilla offerings. The leaves alone will enhance the foreground of any perennial border. ‘Auslese’ prefers cool moist soil, so we oblige by planting it in a woodland setting under a high canopy.

Blooms April–mid-August.

Size: 15"–18" high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 4.

Alchemilla mollis Auslese (P-0478)
Each $6.00
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Customer Comment:

“...my penstemons arrived yesterday looking fresh and beautiful despite the heat.”

~Nancy in California


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