Alchemilla sericata
LADY'S MANTLE 'GOLD STRIKE'
SKU: 1898-20
Bright chartreuse free-flowering. Foliage is velvety gray-green, and more deeply lobed leaves than A.mollis. Plants are robust, compact, and form thick weed-choking mounds.
The plant is often grown as a ground cover, and is especially valued for the leaves collect water beads, which sparkles on the leaves. This is due to the remarkable dewetting properties of the leaves, whereby the contact force between the water and the leaf is so disfavoured that a thin layer of air penetrates the solid-liquid interface.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zones: 3-8
Height: 35cm, 14"
Location: Shade or part shade. Will grow in sun in cool-summer areas.
Seeds per packet: 20
Bright chartreuse free-flowering. Foliage is velvety gray-green, and more deeply lobed leaves than A.mollis. Plants are robust, compact, and form thick weed-choking mounds.
The plant is often grown as a ground cover, and is especially valued for the leaves collect water beads, which sparkles on the leaves. This is due to the remarkable dewetting properties of the leaves, whereby the contact force between the water and the leaf is so disfavoured that a thin layer of air penetrates the solid-liquid interface.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zones: 3-8
Height: 35cm, 14"
Location: Shade or part shade. Will grow in sun in cool-summer areas.
Seeds per packet: 20
