shrubby st. john's wort
Hypericum prolificum
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size1 to 5 feet tall1 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Shrubby St. John's wort (Hypericum prolificum) is a shrub for borders, hedges, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist soil of most types. Deer tend to pass it by. Large yellow flowers open from early to late summer and draw butterflies and bees. Red to purple bark peels in strips, and seed capsules last all winter.
Pairs well with New Jersey tea, Switchgrass, and Purple Coneflower coneflower.
Native range
Central and eastern North America.