Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla mollis)

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PotEmUp Fremont, CA(Zone 9a) Oct 12, 2002

Common name: Lady's Mantle
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Alchemilla
Species mollis

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/179/

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GrannyLois Elizabethton (Stoney, TN(Zone 6b) Oct 12, 2002

What a cool picture!

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PotEmUp Fremont, CA(Zone 9a) Oct 12, 2002

Thank you. One of the main features of the plant is the way in which water beads up on the rather hairy leaves.

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Weezingreens Seward, AK(Zone 3b) Oct 12, 2002

Yes! That is its calling card here, as well. We get lots of rain during our growing season, and when the sun comes out, the Lady's Mantle looks like it is covered in tiny crystals!

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Oct 12, 2002

I just love this plant and the way it holds onto the raindrops.
Wonderful photo

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Weezingreens Seward, AK(Zone 3b) Oct 12, 2002

Phil, a friend pointed out another interesting characteristic of this plant. The new leaves open up accordian pleated like a fan. When slugs or other garden pests take bites out of these leaves, they open up with unique patterns!...I guess it's a form of slug art!

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Oct 12, 2002

I'd never noticed that. Spose i just don't have a major slug problem, it's so dry here. We have quite a few snails - and the thrushes are working their way through them.

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Weezingreens Seward, AK(Zone 3b) Oct 12, 2002

Perhaps you could have a nibble of one of the leaves yourself, Phil! Better look up the toxicity first! As I recall this plant has some supposed medicinal value for female complaints. I've read that the collected droplets that form on the leaf were used to relieve cramping, etc. I suppose a bit of nibbling and a bit of droplets could lead to a work of art and a more comfortable afternoon in those circumstances!

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Oct 12, 2002

LOLOL
I could always take the scissors to them

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Weezingreens Seward, AK(Zone 3b) Oct 12, 2002

Now, there's an idea! We could make patterns in the leave while they are young and sell them as designer plants! Alchemilla mollis 'Snowflake'!

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Oct 12, 2002

Wicked!

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