| Description | A tall spreading Hypericum that grows best on moist sites. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (hy-PER-ee-kum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full, light shade |
| Moisture | average, moist, wet |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, moist, wet |
| Flowers | yellow, 2-2.5 inches, 5 golden yellow petals, many yellow stamens with red tips form the center cluster |
| Fruit | seed capsule up to 1¼" long |
| Stems | rhizomatous |
| Dimensions | 3-5 feet tall, forms colonies |
| Propagation | division, seeds |
| Misc Facts | Hypericum: ancient Greek name derived from hyper, "above," and eikon, "picture," from old practice of placing flowers above an image in the house to ward off evil spirits at the midsummer festival of Walpurgisnacht, which later became feast of St. John. |
| Notes & Reference | #152B-The Flora of Wisconsin (wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu), #153-Illinois Wild Flower (www.illinoiswildflowers.info), #191-Minnesota Wild Flowers (www.minnesotawildflowers.info) |
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