Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants
Alchemilla saxatilis
Alchemilla saxatilis
Available Spring 2027
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Plants are dispatched in growing condition and may not be in full flower. If too tall to pack safely, we may cut them back — this helps them establish more quickly. Read our Mail Order FAQs.
This unusual alpine form of 'Lady's Mantle' is much prized for its combination of glossy finger-like foliage, each dark green leaf finely edged in silver, and contrasting lime-green flowers that appear in loose clusters from June into July.
Not only tidy, but better behaved than A. mollis, A. saxatilis is far less prone to self-seeding. Small but tough, it has a lot in its favour. None too fussy about soil - tolerating all but very heavy clay - it also prefers part shade, making it ideal for edging or a slowly spreading groundcover in a slightly shady informal border or alpine rockery. As deer and rabbits dislike it too, it is one of those go-to plants for awkward spaces in the garden.
Height x Spread: 15cm x 30cm
