Hypericum cistifolium
roundpod St. John's-wort
Clusiaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
1 - 2.5 (3.5) ft tall by 1 ft wide
Life Span:
short-lived perennial
Flower Color:
yellow
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
evergreen
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Treat as a perennial wildflower.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Stays wet ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Birds, Mammals
Attracts insect pollinators, especially bees..
Foliage and seeds are food source for birds and mammals.
Native Habitats:
Wet flatwoods, margins of cypress swamps and flatwoods ponds
