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Lady's mantle

Lady's Mantle is one of those reliable perennials that fits into just about any garden. Its main signature features are its ornamental, finely hairy leaves. They hold droplets of water in the morning or after rain, which looks simply beautiful. In the summer, the plant is complemented by a flood of tiny yellow-green flowers. In the wild, it grows in damper meadows and light forests. For this reason, it does best in gardens in partial shade and in slightly moist soil. It is a very hardy plant that can easily handle our winters and requires no complicated care. In flower beds, Lady's Mantle works as a great filler. You can use it to edge paths, underplant taller shrubs, or create dense cushions that help keep weeds at bay. It combines excellently with more prominent flowers, for which it provides a calm, green background.

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Alchemilla mollis

Alchemilla mollis, known as lady's mantle, is an indispensable perennial for anyone who wants to bring harmony and softness to the garden. Its home is the moister environments of mountain meadows and light forests, making it a very adaptable plant that will survive even severe frosts without problems in our climate. The 'Irish Silk' cultivar is prized for its vitality and abundant blooming, where clouds of tiny, yellow-green flowers float above clumps of gray-green leaves. It is precisely this neutral color that can work wonders in a flower bed – it softens overly sharp contrasts between other flowers and beautifully unifies the entire composition. Besides its ornamental function, lady's mantle also has practical uses. Thanks to its clumping growth and ability to quickly fill in, it is ideal for edging pathways or as an underplanting beneath taller shrubs and roses. Water droplets catch on its leaves, creating a magical spectacle in the garden. If you enjoy making bouquets, you will love lady's mantle as versatile filler greenery that matches almost anything. It will last beautiful for about ten days in a vase, and its inflorescences can also be easily dried without losing too much of their color or shape. Moreover, it is a magnet for pollinators, and its young leaves are even edible, so it also finds use in a natural kitchen.
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