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Growth habit is round and bushy.

Fruit is more showy than flowers and appears July-Oct.

Clusiaceae

This perennial has a nice, round, bushy habit with light green, yellow/green leaves and cheerful lemon-yellow clusters of flowers. Fruit matures from yellow to red to dark purple and is used in fresh floral arrangements. Leaves are ovate, entire, and sessile. Growth habit is rounded and bushy.

Plant Type: perennial

Plant Form or Habit: rounded/mounded

Plant Use: In the back of beds and borders; as a specimen plant.

Propagation:

seed
division

Flower Color:

yellow

Bloom Period:

mid-summer
late summer
early fall
mid-fall

Width: Minimum: 18 inches     Maximum: 24inches

Foliage Texture: medium

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Water Requirements: average

Additional Comments: St. John's Wort is well known for its anti-depressant effects as well as for helping to heal wounds and improve circulation.