About
Alchemilla epipsila is a perennial that grows in compact clumps, reaching approximately 30 cm in height and width. Its leaves are softly hairy, rounded, and feature up to eleven shallow lobes. During the summer, it produces small yellow-green flowers that appear in loose clusters.
About the genus
Alchemilla consists of perennial plants characterized by their basal leaves, which are palmately lobed. They produce clusters of small flowers that can be yellow or greenish in color.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Gravel garden, Wildflower meadow, Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- Balkan Peninsula
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Will tolerate any soil so long as there is some moisture; suitable for sun or partial shade. Prone to self-seeding
- Pruning
- Once the flowers and foliage become untidy from late summer onwards, shear off and new foliage will appear
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed in pots in a cold frame in spring or by division in spring or autumn
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free