Alchemilla mollis
Alchemilla mollis
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Succeeds in full sun to part shade, preferring part afternoon shade in areas with hot summer[1]. It is easily grown in an average, medium, well-drained soil[1] The plant freely self-seeds in the garden to the point of spreading aggressively in optimum growing conditions. Prompt removal of spent flower stems will not only prevent self-seeding but may also encourage a sparse, late summer rebloom[1].
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. The seed usually germinates in 3 - 4 weeks at 16°c[2]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on a cold frame for their first winter, planting out in late spring or early summer. Division in spring or autumn. The divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions, though we find it best to pot them up and keep them in a sheltered position until they are growing away well. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Alchemilla+mollis>
Pollinators
Apomictic
References
- [1]KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder — Missouri Botanical Garden · http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ ↩︎Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone.
- [2]Growing from Seed. Volume 1. — Rice. G. (Editor) · Thompson and Morgan. · 1987 · ISBN - ↩︎Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
- [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎