Shrubby St. John’s wort (Hypericum prolificum) Seeds
Shrubby St. John’s wort (Hypericum prolificum) Seeds
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A very tidy shrub with a mounded shape and a prolific bloom of 1 ½ inch yellow flowers with abundant fluffy stamens. Blooms for nearly a month in the summer and is attractive to a wide variety of pollinators. An outstanding landscape shrub. Deer-resistant.
Native to Maine: No. Native from New York State to the prairies and throughout the Southeast.
Growing conditions: Full sun to part shade in medium to dry soil
Grows up to: 4-5'
Blooms: In mid-summer
Pairs well with: Culver's root, heart-leaved Alexander, nodding onion, three-lobed coneflower, and flowering raspberry
Natural habitat: Open woods, meadows, and roadsides
Seeds per packet: 50+
Germination Code(s): A and C
These seeds do not need a winter or cold period to germinate. Seeds do need light to germinate. Sow these seeds on the soil surface and leave uncovered, outdoors in pots from November through April. A great species for beginner seed-sowers.
