I normally remove some of the larger, older leaves when they look tatty, and there's normally new growth underneath. A second flush of flowers are usually smaller than the first. I cut them for vases in the house, lovely with sweet peas
Mine was flopping all over the path (which is now inviible and underneath this lot) so I just stamped it down flat. Glyphosate when the sun comes as the roots are as tough as old boots and a sod to dig out. Nice when it grows where you want it but a much hated weed when it grows where you don't.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
It self seeds everywhere here, Papi Jo. I only use glyphosate rarely (and very carefully) and only on pernicious weeds, which is what this plant is in my location.
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A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
This is strange, I have really never seen my alchemillas self-seeding in my garden. But of course I keep hoeing, scraping, grating etc. the soil to get rid of any weed or un-invited plant in my garden. Plus any bare soil is covered in mulch. To the point that I have to be careful NOT to hoe the soil around my echinaceae if I want to get some seedlings.
Just dealt with my floppy AM. I find the flowering stems are easily pulled away one at a time...this stops them self seeding although I've never found that to be a huge problem. I haven't cut back the leaves I'll,wait and see if they perk up a bit.
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Yes, you can cut it nearly to ground level and it will soon reshoot
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
But it will recover from being sodden. No need to cut back now.
I normally remove some of the larger, older leaves when they look tatty, and there's normally new growth underneath. A second flush of flowers are usually smaller than the first. I cut them for vases in the house, lovely with sweet peas
Mine was flopping all over the path (which is now inviible and underneath this lot) so I just stamped it down flat. Glyphosate when the sun comes as the roots are as tough as old boots and a sod to dig out. Nice when it grows where you want it but a much hated weed when it grows where you don't.
@BobTheGardener
I'm amazed that you would use Glyphosate on such a lovely plant as Alchemillia mollis.
I've had quite a few specimens of this plant in my garden for years and have never ever witnessed it growing where I don't want it to.
And may I add --- once more --- that Glyphosate is a dangerous product which out to be (and hopefully will soon be) banned from our gardens?
It self seeds everywhere here, Papi Jo. I only use glyphosate rarely (and very carefully) and only on pernicious weeds, which is what this plant is in my location.
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Glyphosate is relatively safe used in this context.
But I must agree, Alchemilla is too lovely to glyphosate! Dig it up and send it to me!
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If I could easily dig them out I would, Will!
I wrote "Glyphosate is a dangerous product which out to be (and hopefully will soon be) banned from our gardens?"
Sorry, should read "that ought to be..."
@Bob,
This is strange, I have really never seen my alchemillas self-seeding in my garden. But of course I keep hoeing, scraping, grating etc. the soil to get rid of any weed or un-invited plant in my garden. Plus any bare soil is covered in mulch. To the point that I have to be careful NOT to hoe the soil around my echinaceae if I want to get some seedlings.
Just dealt with my floppy AM. I find the flowering stems are easily pulled away one at a time...this stops them self seeding although I've never found that to be a huge problem. I haven't cut back the leaves I'll,wait and see if they perk up a bit.