Hypericum

St John’s wort

Hypericum can be annuals, perennials, shrubs or trees, evergreen or deciduous, with usually paired leaves and showy yellow flowers with prominent stamens, followed by capsules, occasionally berry-like

Native of england, southwards to N. Africa in woods and hedges, flowering from May to Sept. Deciduous shrub to 1m. Fruits rounded, fleshy, turning red then black. Hardy to -20c. Cut down to base, will regrow from base.

Classification

  • Common Names: St John’s wort

  • Family: Hypericaceae

  • Variety: androsaemum, Red Berry, Perforatum

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St johns Wort

Propagation Notes

  • Plant Type: Shrub

  • Propagation:

  • Hardiness: Hardy H5-H1 (<-10)

  • Flowering Season: Spring

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St John’s wort, St Peter’s wort
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St John’s wort, St Peter’s wort
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St John’s wort, St Peter’s wort
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St John’s wort, St Peter’s wort
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flower and seed
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Hypericum berries
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hypericum flowering
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young hypericum
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hypericum making seed