Photographs: Ballyvourney, Co. Cork

Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis Dearna Mhuire Family: Rosaceae Flowering: June-October. Perennial. Introduced. Branching sprays of yellow-green flowers (self-seed prolifically) on hairless flower stalks. Pale-green leaves (7-10cm) are lobed, toothed and hairy A widespread garden escape, either self-sown or from discarded plant material. Identification confirmed by Paul Green. Similar: Other Alchemilla species including Alchemilla xanthochlora on neutral or calcareous grassland and Hairy Lady's-mantle, A. filicaulis

Garden Lady's-mantle, Alchemilla mollis, Dearna Mhuire