Ordinary cuff seeds 500 PCS fresh seeds, Alchemilla vulgaris

🌱 Alchemilla vulgaris — Lady's Mantle

Our Ordinary cuff seeds 500 PCS fresh seeds are of the Alchemilla vulgaris plant, a perennial herbaceous prostrate plant belonging to the Rosaceae family. Key selling points include its medicinal, culinary, and cosmetic uses.

🌿 Botanical Description

Alchemilla vulgaris has a branched stem growing to a height of 30-40 cm, ascending or erect. The lower leaves are kidney-shaped, divided almost to the middle into 7-9 lobes. The cauline leaves are short-petioled or sessile. The venation is radial. The leaf margin is wavy. The leaves are palmately lobed or palmately dissected, rounded, pubescent, with 9-11 concave lobes. The flowers are yellow-green, small, and borne in large numbers in false umbels. Blooms from June to September.

🌾 Growing & Agrotechnics

• Sow the seeds at a depth of 0.7 to 1 cm. Sow in March or November.
• Germination temperature and time: 10-15°C, 1-2 months.
• Soil type: Moist but well-drained soils.
• Watering and fertilization: Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged.
• USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8, frost tolerance: moderate.

🗺️ Natural Growing Areas

Native range: Europe, Western Asia. Climate zones: Temperate, subarctic. Typical habitats: Moist meadows, woodland edges, rocky slopes. Altitude range: 0-2000 m.

✨ Interesting Facts

Alchemilla vulgaris has been used in folk medicine for its anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. It is also used in cooking as a garnish and in cosmetology for its astringent properties. In some cultures, it is believed to have magical powers.

🌸 Uses

As a medicinal plant in folk medicine, as well as in cooking and cosmetology.

🌻 Growing Conditions

Grows well in moist but well-drained soils. It thrives in full sun but can also grow in partial shade. Full shade can encourage fungal diseases.