THRILLER Lady's Mantle Thriller Lady's Mantle is covered in showy chartreuse spring flowers. Use Lady's Mantle as ground cover, for edging paths, or in mixed borders. Plants are deerresistant. Thriller Lady's Mantle is an outstanding edging or ground cover plant for moist soils in part to light shade. Will take full sun in cool summer areas. The nearly round, pleated gray green leaves are soft and velvety to the touch. In late spring Thriller Lady's Mantle plants are blanketed in large, branched clusters of chartreuse blooms. Flowers are excellent fresh cut or dried. Extraordinarily showy when massed, it provides excellent contrast to other brightly colored plants. Self sows. Winter hardy to zone 4. Grows particularly well with theOrigami Series of columbine. Thriller is a particularly heavy flowering selection, with vivid chartreuse flowers. Growth is 1-2 feet tall, spreading to 24-30 inches wide. Flower Specifications Season: Perennial USDA Zones: 3 - 8 Height: 20 inches Bloom Season: Early to mid summer Bloom Color: Yellow Environment: Full sun to partial shade Soil Type: Any good garden soil, pH 5.8 - 6.8 Planting Directions Temperature: 64 - 72F Average Germ Time: 22 - 28 days Light Required: Yes Depth: Surface sow seed and lightly cover with topsoil no more than 1/8 inch Sowing Rate: 2 - 3 seeds per plant Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination Plant Spacing: 18 inches
