Alchemilla alpina

Common name(s): alpine lady's mantle

Description: perennial; low and spreading with deeply lobed foliage and small clusters of lime green flowers in summer. 

Height: to 4 in. Spread: to 18 in.

Position: partial shade and well-draining soil

Uses: medicine, ornamental- in rock gardens, as a small-sacle groundcover

Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below

Distribution: Northern Europe, Iceland, Greenland, NE Canada (Newfoundland)