beautiful plants known for their scalloped, bright green leaves (which catch any passing raindrops) and their frothy tiny green or yellow-green flowers. A tolerant genus, useful in many garden situations.

Alchemilla erythopoda is a dwarf form of Lady's mantle native to E. Europe. It makes tidy clumps of bluish-green leaves, each divided almost to the base into about seven leaflets, and has masses of small flowers.