| Description | Sunburst Hypericum (Hypericum frondosum) is an excellent small shrub with yellow flowers for the garden. Grows in full sun, has bluish green foliage and bright yellow flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (hy-PER-ee-kum) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | 1-2", bright yellow, stamens form a dense center mass, mid July |
| Leaves | simple, opposite and bluish green |
| Stems | bark is exfoliating |
| Dimensions | A rounded shrub around 3' by 4'. |
| Maintenance | In zone #5 it will have some winter kill, I just prune k in the spring and it quickly fills in. |
| Native Site | Native to South Carolina, Tennessee from Georgia to Texas. 1747 |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered by John Bartram an American botanist cica 1776. |
| Author's Notes | The first Sunburst that I grew was purchased very late in the fall out of bargain bin at local nursery (2005). The first year the plants struggled but than to my delight in the second season they were handsome shrubs and produced a large number of very interesting blooms. In 2016 the shrubs are still strong and vigorous. |
| Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #226-Shrubs and Vines for American Gardens (Donald Wyman) |
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