St. Andrew's Cross
Hypericum hypericoides
St. Andrew's cross is a low native subshrub whose pale yellow flowers form a distinctive four-petaled cross, blooming through summer in dry woodlands and sandy openings. Tough and drought-tolerant for sun or part shade.
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV
Related native plants
More Hypericum species
- 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)
- Dense St. John's Wort (Hypericum densiflorum)