Alchemilla Mollis 'Auslese' - Ladys Mantle - September 2022
This is the second new (to us) perennial that we recently planted that came from Roy Diblik's Northwind Perennial Farm. I'll admit that I made one of the core gardening mistakes ( don't buy just one of anything ) with both of these recent additions, but these were picked out from the shade section by my middle child. This post is about Alchemilla mollis 'Auslese' - or Ladys Mantle. The sign at Northwind is below and points out that this works in part shade, has yellow flowers and spreads out to about 20". It also calls out the scalloped, grey-green foliage. And, here below, is our pint-sized plant. Of note, after just a few days home, I've come to realize that this thing needs to be watered regularly. So, what, exactly is this? Is it like a Heuchera? Is it ground cover? (If so, it would count towards my 2022 to-do list goal around groundcover, right?) The University of Wisconsin Horticulture Extension has a page up about Lady's Mantle where