Lady's mantle
Alchemilla vulgaris, A. xanthochlora
leaf · infusion
Young pleated leaves, a little astringent, raw in salads or cooked, and steeped as a tea.
- Origin
- Europe and Asia
- Where to find it
- It grows in damp meadows and mountain pastures; in Cumbria, its leaves go with bistort and nettle into “Easter ledger pudding”, a spring herb pudding.
- Season (United States)
- April to July
- Preparation
- The young leaves, still pleated, are picked, washed and chopped into salads or cooked for a few minutes.
- Did you know?
- In the morning, a pearl of water shines in the hollow of each leaf: alchemists collected it.