Hypericum frondosum
Cedarglade St. Johnswort
Family HypericaceaeAlso called Golden St. John's wort
About
A highly branched shrub of dry, rocky places in the central and southeastern United States, with large golden flowers packed with stamens.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- 0.6–3 m tall.
Field notes
Morphology
Grows 0.6–3 m tall. Young stems are green, becoming reddish-brown and peeling. Stalkless oblong leaves reach 6.5 cm. Clusters of up to seven golden flowers 2.5–4.5 cm wide, each with up to 650 stamens, appear late May to August.
Distribution & habitat
North Carolina to Florida and west to Texas, in cedar glades, rocky woods and dry disturbed ground. Introduced further north in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
History & etymology
Described as Hypericum aureum by William Bartram in 1790, an illegitimate name; André Michaux published H. frondosum in 1803.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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