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How to grow St John's Wort – discover low-maintenance, native varieties for long-lasting interest in your flower beds
St John's Wort (Hypericum spp) is a pretty perennial shrub, typically with bright yellow flowers followed by distinctive clusters of berries. There are hundreds of species, some with medicinal ...
Most gardeners know hypericumas a groundcover that is commonly called creeping St. John’s wort or Aaron’s beard. Native to Turkey and Bulgaria, this species, Hypericum calycinum, is a semi-evergreen ...
Hypericums all have bright golden yellow flowers of a distinctive angled shape, and they have a great habit of flowering over a long period. The hypericum best known in gardens is the tall shrub ...
- creeping evergreen shrub with bright yellow star-shaped summer flowers; useful as ground cover ...
Talk about multi-tasking. A new study reveals that in the St. John's Wort plant, Hypericum calycinum, the same chemical not only attracts pollinating insects but also deters herbivores that pose a ...
Q: The bank in front of our house has always been covered in St. John’s wort. Loved it … but suddenly a couple of years ago, it was overcome with rust. Is there a solution? A: Hypericum rust moved ...
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