General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 6 to 12 inches
Plant Spread: 1 to 3 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Other: Small ovoid capsule containing numerous seeds.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant

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Common names
  • St. Andrew's Cross
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Hypericum hypericoides subsp. multicaule
  • Synonym: Hypericum stragulum
  • Synonym: Ascyrum hypericoides var. multicaule

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Location: Fairfax, VA
Date: 2022-04-01
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