Hypericum hypericoides
St. Andrew's-cross
Clusiaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
3-4 ft tall by 3 ft wide
Life Span:
short-lived perennial
Flower Color:
yellow
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
Evergreen. Blooms summer-fall.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage, Interesting Bark
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Mass plantings, small specimen shrubs
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- 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
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
Attracts insect pollinators, especially bees.
Foliage and seeds are food sources for birds and mammals.
Native Habitats:
Hammock,mesic to dry mesic hardwood or mixed pine forest, flatwoods, floodplains, ruderal areas, sandhill, wet calcareous hammocks, secondary woods.
