Dense St. John's Wort
Hypericum densiflorum
An upright, densely twiggy native St. John's wort smothered in small golden flowers in midsummer, each a burst of stamens. It takes wet feet and periodic flooding, which makes it a reliable rain garden and streambank shrub, but it is just as happy in ordinary garden soil. Bees work it heavily.
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6.6–6.6 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, foundation, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, DC, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV
Related native plants
More Hypericum species
- St. Andrew's Cross (Hypericum hypericoides)
- Fourpetal St. John's Wort (Hypericum tetrapetalum)
- Pineweed (Hypericum gentianoides)
- Roundpod St. John's Wort (Hypericum cistifolium)
- Shrubby St. John's Wort (Hypericum prolificum)
- Golden St. Johnswort (Hypericum frondosum)