About
This compact perennial reaches a height of 35 cm, creating a dense mound of softly fuzzy, grey-green leaves that are deeply lobed with serrated edges. From late spring through summer, it produces loose clusters of small, pale yellow flowers.
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
- East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-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
- Cottage and informal garden, City and courtyard gardens, Rock garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Will tolerate any soil so long as there is some moisture; suitable for sun or partial shade
- Pruning
- Once the flowers and foliage become untidy from late summer onwards, shear off and new foliage will appear
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed in spring or by division in early spring or autumn
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free