Hypericum fasciculatum
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Sandweed
Clusiaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Shrub | |
| Size: | 3-5 ft tall by 3 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Yellow | |
| Fruit Color: | Brown | |
| Phenology: | Deciduous | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Adapted to edge of marshes. Suited for use only where the hydrology matches its needs. Where present, protect by protection hydrology and water quality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Aquatic ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Aquatic ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Pond, lake, or stream bottom, Organic material (muck) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Acidic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Foliage and seeds are food source for birds and mammals. | |
| Insects: | Attracts insect pollinators, especially bees. Bees include Colletes nudus and Coelioxys sayi plus the non-native Apis mellifera (honeybee), Bombus irnpatiens and Xylocopa micans (Deyrup et al. 2002). | |
| Native Habitats: | Cutthroat seeps, wet prairie, flatwoods marshes, margins of cypress swamps. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | Would be nice to see this used more in restoration, but the hydrology and substrate need to be correct. |