Seasonal Wild Flowers

Hypericum Hidcote

Hypericum Hidcote. The origins are unclear but it is

probably a cross between H. cyathiflorum and wild

H. calycinum (Rose-of-Sharon).

Hypericaceae

Hidcote St. John's Wort

June to October

It is grown throughout the country, occasionally escaping

into the wild.

See the BSBI distribution map for Hypericum Hidcote

It is a garden escape found in waste ground, mainly close

to habitation, and in quarries. It competes well and shows

signs of persistence in the wild.

Hypericun Hidcote is a striking, evergreen to semi-

evergreen, perennial shrub, growing up to 2m.

Flowers are up to 4cm, with a ring of orange anthers

and 5 green stigmas.

Sepals are oval and, unlike many St. John's Worts, have no

black markings.

Flowers are sterile.

Leaves are dark green above, approximately 5cm long, and

pale below.

Hypericum Hidcote shrub

Flower

Anthers and stigmas

Sepals

Leaves from above

Leaves from below