Shrubby St. John’s Wort is a medium sized shrub, up to 4 feet high and wide. The naturally mounded form, covered in a dense foliage of small slender leaves, is easily pruned into a nice rounded shape in early spring.
Shrubby St. John’s Wort is a medium sized shrub, up to 4 feet high and wide. The naturally mounded form, covered in a dense foliage of small slender leaves, is easily pruned into a nice rounded shape in early spring. A profusion of cheerful yellow flowers cover this shrub throughout the summer, attracting legions of pollinators. The 3-chambered, brown seed capsules persist throughout the winter and offer food for winter birds, along with late season visual interest. The growth rate of Shrubby St. John’s Wort is slow but this beautiful shrub is well worth it! Highly adaptable and hardy, it does best in full sun in almost any soil, including heavy clay.
Drought tolerant, and both rabbit and deer resistant, Shrubby St. John's Wort is also an important larval host plant for several species of butterflies and moths, including the Gray Hairstreak butterfly and the Wavy-lined Emerald moth.
Native plants can be grown outside of their native range in the appropriate growing conditions. This map shows the native range, as well as the introduced range, of this species.
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Shrubby St. John's Wort has a slow growth rate of 12" or less per year.
What color are the leaves in the Fall?
The fall color of Shrubby St. John's Wort can range from golden-yellow to orange-maroon.
Is this drought tolerant?
While it does prefer a consistently moist setting, Shrubby St. John's Wort is very hardy and fairly adaptable in a variety of conditions. Once established it will tolerate dry conditions, and can even survive drought. That said, it may succumb in extended or repeated droughts.
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