Fourpetal St. John's Wort
Hypericum tetrapetalum
Fourpetal St. John's wort is a Florida wetland shrub with clasping blue-green leaves and bright yellow four-petaled flowers much of the year, a tough, sun-loving native for moist to wet, sandy, acidic ground.
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- foundation, rain garden
- Native states
- FL, GA