A herbaceous European plant of the rose family, with lobed rounded leaves and inconspicuous greenish flowers, and formerly valued in herbal medicine.
斗篷草，羽衣草
Alchemilla vulgaris, family Rosaceae
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Tom says lady's mantle and coral bells (Heuchera spp.) respond well to this treatment.
Other locally common tannin-rich plants include blackberry, raspberry, rose, lady's mantle, agrimony, meadowsweet, and strawberry (all members of the rose family), geraniums, purple loosestrife, and sumacs.
The leaf surfaces of lady's mantle are covered with small hairs, in addition to a waxy coating.
I believe this same phenomenon occurs on the leaves of the common perennial lady's mantle, to a very pleasing visual effect.
So far I'm still at the digging stage - blooms of Rosa Gloire de Dijon cascading over concrete, sprays of lady's mantle and carpets of autumn-flowering meadow-saffron exist only in my imagination.