Hypericum japonicum
Matted St. John's wort
Trailing or matting perennial herb with 4-ridged stems, rooting from leaf nodes.
Additional information
- FamilyHypericaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizeto 8 cm x 15 cm
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesElliptic to oblong green leaves, broader towards tip, 2-10 mm x 2.5-5 mm, spreading not erect, margins wavy.
- Flower colourYellow
- Flowering timeOctober to March
- FlowersTerminal, often single flowers to 8 mm across. Mature fruit shorter or equal to calyx lobes.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soil in cool moist forests. Dappled to full shade.
- Garden useA tiny plant which could be used as a matting plant in small moist shady gardens.
- Commercially availableWholesale only - order in advance
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
- Related speciesSee comments under Hypericum gramineum.
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Photographer/s: 1, 2, 4 Marilyn Bull ©; Andre Messina, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©
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