Golden St. Johnswort
Hypericum frondosum
Compact shrub smothered in big golden flowers with showy starburst stamens against blue-green foliage. Unbothered by dry, rocky, even alkaline soils.
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–4 ft
- Spacing
- 3–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- foundation, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MA, MS, NY, SC, TN, TX
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- Roundpod St. John's Wort (Hypericum cistifolium)
- Shrubby St. John's Wort (Hypericum prolificum)
- Dense St. John's Wort (Hypericum densiflorum)