Hypericum 'HIDCOTE'

Hypericum 'HIDCOTE'
St. John's Wort

SIZE/TYPE	low or groundcovering
USUAL HEIGHT	0.5-1m
USUAL WIDTH	0.5-1m
LEAVES	deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	yellow
BLOOMING TIME	June - August
LOCATION	full to partial sun
SOIL TYPE	neutral
SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS	evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)	5 (down to -29°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Deciduous broadleaf Summer blooms

St. John’s Wort belongs to the group of folk remedy herbs. This variety called Hidcote is grown for its large, showy flowers. They are deep yellow, 6 cm across, with 5 petals. Blooming period is quite long: the main flowering season is June to early July, and then it repeats flowering at the end of summer.

To encourage flowering it is advised to cut back previous year’s wood to 10-20 cm. This will lead to forming many new twigs bearing flower buds. Leaves are lance shaped, dark green, to 6 cm long and are semi-evergreen. In mild winters they persist until spring.

It does not require fertilizing if your soil is average fertile. It flowers reliably even in semi-shade. Hardy to -27°C (USDA zone 5b), possibly a little more.

Last update 17-01-2009

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view item	form	pot	size	quality	price (incl. VAT)	where in stock	sending options	quantity
			CZECH PRODUCT	HOBBY Hobby collection cosists of young plants that cost less than our standard sizes.		CHLUMEC	BY POST
			CZECH PRODUCT	HOBBY Hobby collection cosists of young plants that cost less than our standard sizes.		PRAGUE	BY POST
				HOBBY Hobby collection cosists of young plants that cost less than our standard sizes.		PRAGUE	BY POST
				HOBBY Hobby collection cosists of young plants that cost less than our standard sizes.		CHLUMEC	BY POST
				STANDARD Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.		CHLUMEC	BY POST
				STANDARD Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.		PRAGUE	BY POST

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STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
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