St John's Wort - Hypericum kalmianum
St John's Wort flower
St John's Wort
Common Name: 
St John's Wort
Latin Name: 
Hypericum kalmianum
Current Height: 
1ft
Cost: 
$25
Eventual Size at Maturity: 
Height - 2ft Spread - 3ft
Space Requirements: 
3ft from fences, paved surfaces or buildings
Form: 
dense, spreading
Growth Rate: 
slow
Tolerates Standing Water: 
no
Light Required: 
full sun to ½ shade
Fall Colour: 
orange to purple
Flowers: 
small yellow flowers July to August
Fruit: 
dry, brown capsules in August
Wildlife: 
low-growing, spreading groundcover
Shrub Tips: 
hardy shrub that tolerates poor, dry soil