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Low and spreading plants make excellent ground cover, and can effectively ‘soften’ straight lines of borders and paving areas. And you can grow taller plants up through drifts of them
Alchemilla mollis, Lady's mantle
Latin nameAlchemilla mollis
Common nameLady's mantle
Type of plantPerennial
HardinessHardy
Flower colourGreenish yellow
Leaf colourPale green
Height and spread50cm x 50cm (2ft x 2ft)
Description
A clump-forming perennial with rounded leaves, that have crinkled edges up to 15cm (6in) across – they look beautiful just after rain. The sprays of tiny flowers may be dried for indoor decoration.
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