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Hypericaceae
Slender st. john's-wort
Hypericum pulchrum
Also known as Slender hypericum, Hypericum pulchrum var. gillotii, Hypericum pulchrum var. pallidum, Hypericum pulchrum var. procumbens
Native Plants · St. John'S Wort · Yellow Flowers · Heathland · Woodland · Pollinator · Wildflower · Medicinal · Perennial · Acid Soil · Native Europe
Slender St. John's-wort is a delicate, wiry perennial that thrives in acidic, well-drained soils in partial shade or dappled sunlight, making it ideal for heathland-style or woodland garden settings. It requires very little maintenance — simply cut back old stems in late winter to encourage fresh growth. Its cheerful yellow flowers appear in summer and are valued by pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 4.5–5
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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