Botanical Name: Hypericum calycinum
Common Name: Creeping St. Johnswort, Aaron’s beard
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character semi-deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape low, mounding prostrate plant with short, upright branches; forms a spreading mat of foliage, often used as a groundcover
Height to 18"
Spread 4 to 5'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors sun to partial shade
Soil grows in any soil
Hardiness hardy (zones 2 to 24); killed to the ground in cold winters
 
Morphology:
Leaves ovate to oblong, to 3" long, opposite light green – arranged in 4 ranks along stem – stems 4-angled
Flowers to 2" across, bright yellow – June through September
Fruit rounded woody capsule
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood cuttings – fall
 
Usage:
good for low facer or filler plant; often seen as a ground-cover under trees and in open areas; good for erosion control on slopes, but can be invasive to other plantings
 
Landscape Care:
Watering likes regular water – but tolerates drought when established
Fertilizing balanced every 2-3 yrs., watch for chlorosis
Pruning can be mowed back to ground in dormant season
Pests/Diseases aphids, spider mites
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Eastern and southern Europe
Family: Hypericaceae

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