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Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst' |
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| Common name |
golden St John's wort |
| Family |
clusiaceae |
| Life cycle |
deciduous shrub (Z5- |
| Flowers |
yellow |
| Size |
3 ft |
| Light |
full sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
| Seed ripens | early October |
Wonderful bluish green mound, covered with typical bright-yellow St John's wort flowers in late summer. Occasionally self-seeds.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: rock garden About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Jerry Moore | Apr 25, 2009 | Do you have to prune this bush back in the springtime?
You can, but it's not necessary - besides taking the inevitable dead pieces out once the live branches leaf out. |
| Bob M. | Jun 15, 2009 | I have a beautiful, 3 yr.old Sunburst. It gets morning sun and afternoon sun til about 1:00PM. The first year it blossomed sparingly. Last year not a single bud would flower. So far, this year, it has lots of buds but they just won't open. It's planted in good soil and gets the right amount of water. Any suggestions?
Lack of full sun is all I can come up with. Good luck getting it to its full glory! |
| John Bies | Jun 22, 2009 | I want to start my subburst by seed, but cannot find anyone that sells it -- the only sources I have been able to find sell the plant. Do you know of any place that sells these seeds?
If I remember correctly, our original plant, purchased as a large potted specimen, was more impressive in its habit than the seedlings that followed. Our original is now gone, so I have no direct comparison. However, if you want the real thing, you may need to purchase a plant rather than seed. |
| oddjob | Jul 05, 2009 | Sunburst is a clone. It's not available by seedling. Any seeds from it would still be Hypericum frondosum, but they would not be Hypericum frondosum "Sunburst".
Agreed. My seedlings aren't nearly as full in habit as the now-deceased mother plant. I'll have to re-purchase the real thing one of these days. |
| Vivian | Jul 18, 2009 | I love this shrub, but I don't where I to find it. Any suggestions?
When we bought this a long time ago, it came from a local nursery that carried Monrovia plants. Hypericum 'Sunburst' is still in Monrovia's catalog, so it may be worth finding a nursery that sells their stuff. |
| Tonya | Aug 18, 2009 | Is Golden St. John's Wart the same plant that is in herbal medicines to assist in treatment of Depression?
The medicinal qualities are primarily associated with Hypericum perforatum (common St. John's wort). I don't know if other species have similar physiological effects. |
| Alice | Oct 01, 2009 | I just bought a house which had this bush.. it was over 4' tall and 5' wide! In full bloom it was really pretty, but bees love it (they actually didn't bother me). There were also numerous seedlings growing around the garden, of which I've had to transplant to more roomy places.
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| weezie | Nov 07, 2009 | I don't know much about plants, I just love them. I never knew the name of this plant until I found it on your website. I have a 3 yr. old bush in full sun and I love it because the deers don't love it. It looks like it needs a pruning. When can I do that? (zone 6). Thanks. |
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