Hypericum kouytchense
Large-flowered St John's wort
Family Hypericaceae
About
A semi-evergreen shrub from western China with blue-green leaves and large yellow flowers, grown in temperate gardens and holding the RHS Award of Garden Merit.
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
- Up to 0.9 m tall and 1.5 m wide.
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about −15 °C (5 °F).
Field notes
Morphology
A rounded shrub up to 0.9 m tall and 1.5 m wide. Large yellow flowers with prominent stamens appear in midsummer, followed by red seed capsules in autumn. It can keep its leaves all year where conditions suit.
Distribution & habitat
Native to western China.
Cultivation notes
Cultivated in temperate regions and hardy to about −15 °C. Reported as invasive in Hawaii.
History & etymology
The epithet is a westernised form of Guizhou, the Chinese province.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- China
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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