General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 3 to 4 feet
Plant Spread: 3 to 4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Other: Evergreen in warmer climates.
Fruit: Showy
Other: Bright red berries.
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Will not come true from seed
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Monoecious
Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 568 (Expired)
Parentage: Hypericum patulum x (Hypericum x inodorum)

Common names
  • St. John's Wort

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