Lady's Mantle
Alchemilla mollis
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
From | To | S&H |
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$0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
$20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
$50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
$70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
$100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
$130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
$150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Understanding Plant Options
Nature Hills offers plants in two main formats:
- Container Plants: Grown in pots with soil, sized by container volume and plant age
- Bare Root Plants: Dormant plants without soil, sized by height measurements
Container Plant Sizes
Container sizes indicate plant age and growing capacity rather than liquid volume equivalents. Our containers follow industry-standard nursery "trade gallon" specifications, which differ from standard liquid gallon measurements.
Young Plants (6 months to 18 months old)
Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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2" x 2" x 3" | 0.18 - 0.21 dry quarts | 0.20 - 0.23 dry liters |
4" Container | 0.31 - 0.87 dry quarts | 0.35 - 0.96 dry liters |
4.5" Container | 0.65 dry quarts | 0.72 dry liters |
6" Container | 1.4 dry quarts | 1.59 dry liters |
1 Quart | 1 dry quart | 1.1 dry liters |
5.5" Container | 1.89 dry quarts | 2.08 dry liters |
Established Plants (18 months to 2.5 years old)
Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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2 Quart | 2 dry quarts | 2.2 dry liters |
#1 Container | 2.26 - 3.73 dry quarts | 2.49 - 4.11 dry liters |
5" x 5" x 12" | 3.5 - 4.3 dry quarts | 3.85 - 4.74 dry liters |
Mature Plants (2-4 years old)
Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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#2 Container | 1.19 - 1.76 dry gallons | 5.24 - 7.75 dry liters |
#3 Container | 2.15 - 2.76 dry gallons | 8.14 - 12.16 dry liters |
Large Plants (3-5 years old)
Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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#5 Container | 2.92 - 4.62 dry gallons | 12.86 - 20.35 dry liters |
#6 Container | 5.25 - 6.01 dry gallons | 23.12 - 26.42 dry liters |
#7 Container | 5.98 - 6.53 dry gallons | 26.34 - 28.76 dry liters |
Bare Root Plants
Bare root plants are sold by height from the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may exceed minimum height requirements.
Common Sizes:
- Trees: 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet, 6 feet
- Shrubs & Perennials: 1 foot, 18 inches, 2 feet
Important Notes
Container Volume Specifications
- Trade Gallon Standard: Our containers follow industry-standard "trade gallon" specifications established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z60.1) for nursery stock
- Volume Variations: Actual soil volume may vary due to plant root systems and growing medium settlement
- Age Indicators: Container size primarily indicates plant age and maturity rather than liquid volume equivalents
Growing Conditions
- Plant size can vary based on variety and growing conditions
- Container size helps indicate plant maturity and establishment level
- Larger containers generally mean more established root systems and faster landscape establishment
Seasonal Availability
- Bare root plants are available seasonally when dormant
- Container plants are available throughout the growing season
- Specific varieties may have limited availability in certain sizes
Questions?
For questions about specific plant sizes or availability, please contact our plant experts who can help you choose the right size for your landscape needs.
Plant Highlights
Lady's Mantle highlights at a glance!
Specifications
Specifications
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Growth RateMedium
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Bloom PeriodLate Spring, Summer

Growing Zones 3-7
Brilliant foamy clusters of tiny, star-like blooms, the lovely Lady's Mantle plant (Alchemilla mollis) is an old-fashioned groundcover perennial favorite! Known for its stary flowers that range in hue from yellow to green and bloom in late spring to early summer. Though the butterflies won't be too impressed by them, the blooms aren't the star of the show! It's the foliage!
Low-growing, densely spreading, and velvety soft, the foliage ranges from soft olive to sagey gray-green! This fantastic groundcover plant fills your garden spaces with lush beauty! You'll enjoy watching the morning dew beading up on these curvy, scalloped, and toothy-edged leaves! A well-known and loved shade garden and border plant, Lady's Mantle is very easy to grow!
Hardy throughout a wide range of chilly USDA growing zones from 3 through 7, this is an incredibly adaptable little herbaceous perennial growing 18 to 24 inches in height (when in bloom) and in width at maturity.
Planting and Application:
Add this perennial that combines coarse-textured foliage with lacy and airy fine-textured blooms to your garden beds and borders as living mulch and groundcover. Preferring the dappled shade of the understory and the moist shade garden, Lady's Mantle is at home rambling around beneath larger shrubs and trees as a frilly skirt and facer shrub - hiding their bare, leggy stems with a pretty fringe.
Try combining her in a mixed edging planting alongside the likes of Coral Bells, Perennial Geraniums, Astilbe, Bleeding Hearts, or Hostas! Let spill and tumble over garden borders in long rows to ease the transition between lawn and garden. You can even snip the blooms for your bouquets and dried floral arrangements!
If you are looking for a fast-growing, low-maintenance perennial as a groundcover or in masses, this is the one for you! Lady's Mantle politely creeps and spreads between larger plants to fill in the gaps and spaces, or fill large areas in a hurry with lush greenery. Try using evenly spaced plantings on a hard-to-mow slope, or eroding shady hillside. Or plant en masse to fill large areas without outcompeting other plants.
- Starry Yellowish-Green Flower Clusters
- Lush Textured Soft Sage to Olive Green Foliage
- Fast-Growing Groundcover Perennial
- Loves Shady Sites
- Edging, Facer Plants, En Masse & Living Mulch
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Lady's Mantle will grow well in partial sun or shade in highly organic, enriched but well-drained soil. Once established, these plants can tolerate well-drained clay and even sandy soils. Requiring even moisture and appreciating a 3-4 inch thick layer of arborist mulch chips. Provide regular watering and fertility throughout the growing season and in the late fall, after the foliage yellows from frost, clean the mounds of dead debris.
- Partial to Full Shade
- Regular Moisture
- Appreciates Mulched Garden Beds
- Well-Drained Humusy & Organically Enriched Soil
- Prune Late Autumn
With pretty blooms and gorgeous foliage, the versatile and adaptable Lady's Mantle perennial groundcover plant will add that extra special touch to your landscape! Order yours today at NatureHills.com!