Lady's mantle
“We lady's mantles really like it cool. So we invented what plant lovers call ‘guttation’: I can produce and collect little droplets of water with my leaves. So the evaporation of water droplets helps me to cool down. Quite refreshing, I can tell you.”
Heavenly gifts
If you hike in the mountains just after sunrise, you may witness a small miracle. Drops of water lie like sparkling diamonds in the fan-shaped leaves of the lady’s mantle. To alchemists, they were gifts from heaven. They used the water drops on its leaves in their attempts to produce pure gold. That's why the plant is called ‘alchemilla’, which means ‘little alchemist' in Latin.
Lady’s mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris) is rich in symbolism. The soft, cloak-like leaves were thought to resemble the mantle of the Virgin Mary, associating it with notions of femininity and holiness. In medieval gardens, the herb was also a symbol of purity and the divine. A beautiful idea, isn’t it?
Facts and Figures
- 3,000
- Lady’s mantle is one of the 3,000 species within the rose family (Rosaceae).
- Lady’s mantle has anti-inflammatory properties.
- 0.5
- Lady's mantle flowers are tiny, no larger than 0.5 centimetres.
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