Alchemilla Growing Tips

2008-05-13T03:55:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Alchemilla.

In this issue I'm showing you some secrets about getting the best out of your Alchemilla Lady’s Mantle plants.

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The Art of Growing and Showing Alchemilla.

Alchemilla. Lady’s Mantle This Hardy Border Perennial is suitable for a position where little else will grow, and a green patch is required. The yellow-green star shaped flowers are usual, set in intricately branched heads suspended above attractive foliage.

Hardy evergreen perennial plants 6 – 12in in height. They have attractive tiny greenish yellow flowers in the summer, and are mainly grown in the herbaceous border to fill a bare patch, the value of such a hardy border plant to most gardeners is they are very easy to grow and will survive in almost any location. The plants will go native if left to there own devices, meaning self seed like mad.

The Alchemilla. Lady’s Mantle, belongs to the rose family and grows wild in the mountains of Europe, and Central America.

The best varieties of Alchemilla Lady’s Mantle to grow are Alchemilla Lady’s Mantle alpina which will reach in high about 6 inches, having grey green leaves, also Alchemilla Lady’s Mantle vulgaris, 9-12in all Alchemilla Lady’s Mantle bear small green-yellow flowers.

The best variety we have grown to date is Alchemilla Lady’s Mantle ‘mollis thriller’ this new variety has larger flowers than the older varieties of Alchemilla Lady’s Mantle the star shaped flowers are very attractive held above the leaves on strong stems. This variety is good for cut-flower production.

We hope you have enjoyed this months Blog.

Next month we will be looking at growing Alchemilla Lady’s Mantle from seed.

How to capture and save seed from your own plants.

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Other blogs and articles of interest are at:-
Step by step to Growing Eye Catching Fuchsias
click on:->
http://fuchsiagrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

A guide to the Management of all Types of
Chrysanthemum, Queen of the Autumn.
click on:->
http://chrysanthemumgrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Lettuce all year round, my favourite Webb's Wonderful
click on:->
http://lettucegrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Nutritionally, the Tomato is highly esteemed for its
health protective Vitamins and Minerals
click on:->
http://tomatogrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Garden Design for all Gardens Large or Small
click on:->
http://gardendesignhelp.blogspot.com/

Build up the fertility of your Garden Soil with
Organic Vegetable Compost:->
http://gardencomposthelp.blogspot.com/

One of the best loved soft fruit's, how to grow the
easy way:->
http://strawberrygrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

How to Grow Indoor Cucumbers of the highest
quaility:->
http://cucumbergrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Melon growing, a Delicious Summer Fruit for
Greenhouse and Cloche Cultivation:->
http://melongrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

A Complete Guid to the Production of Grapes
http://grapevinegrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Growing and Showing these very popular
fragrant Garden Flower:->
http://sweetpeagrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Carnations a Complete Guide to their Successful
Cultivation:->
http://carnationgrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Asparagus One of the most delicious early summer
vegetables:->
http://asparagusgrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Loganberry a very Profitable Cane Fruit for Garden Cultivation
http://loganberrygrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Raspberry a Profitable Soft Fruit, Full Details of
How to Produce a Bumper Crop.
http://raspberrygrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Blackberry a Profitable and Easily Grown Hardy
Fruit for Garden Cultivation.
http://blackberrygrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Rose a Complete Guide to the Cultivation Of all the
popular Types.
http://rosegrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Crop Rotation, Catch Cropping and Successional Cropping
http://croprotationhelp.blogspot.com/

Abelia an attractive leaf-losing or evergreen flowering shrub
http://abeliagrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Abeliophyllum a hardy climbing shrub ideal for wall covering
http://abeliophyllumgrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Climbing plants for all areas of the Garden outdoor or indoor
http://climbingplantgrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Abies-Silver Fir, Hardy evergreen trees for planting on lawns.
http://abiesgrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Acanthus, Hardy Perennial Plant valued for it Cut Flowers.
http://acanthusgrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Hardy Border Plants, For a Continuous display of colour.
http://hardyborderplanthelp.blogspot.com/

Antirrhinum 'snapdragon' most Popular of all Bedding plants
http://antirrhinumgrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Achillea, a showy front row Plant for the Herbaceous border.
http://achilleagrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Aquilegia, favourite Hardy Border Flower, ideal for cutting.
http://aquilegiagrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Aster, 'Michaelmas Daisy' a showy hardy Perennial for
late summer.
http://astermichaelmasdaisygrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Clematis, beautiful Spring and Summer Flowering
Climbers for Walls and Arches.
http://clematisgrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Alchemilla, 'Lady's Mantle' hardy evergren Perennial
Plant, with Attractive flowers and foliage.
http://alchemillagrowinghelp.blogspot.com/

Alstroemeria, the Hardy Peruvian Lily, a very hardy
perennial plant, ideal for cut-flowers.
http://alstroemeriagrowinghelp.blogspot.com

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