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Hypericaceae
Round-pod st. john's-wort
Hypericum cistifolium
Also known as Roundpod St. Johnswort, Myriandra rosmarinifolia, Hypericum nudiflorum, Hypericum cistifolium
Zones 4–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · St. John'S Wort · Hypericum · Native Shrub · Yellow Flowers · Southeastern Native · Medicinal Plant · Hypericaceae · Moist Soil · Pollinator · Wildlife Garden
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In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Round-pod St. John's-wort is a tough, adaptable native shrub well-suited to moist, sunny to partly shaded sites in the southeastern United States. It produces clusters of cheerful yellow flowers in summer and requires little maintenance once established in the right conditions. Plant in moist to wet, well-drained soils and prune lightly after flowering to maintain a compact shape.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil consistently moist but well-drained; tolerates brief wet periods · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.6–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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